Hackers could exploit major 5G baseband security flaw, researchers say

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have revealed serious security vulnerabilities in several 5G basebands, which could allow hackers to stealthily access and spy on mobile users. The findings were presented at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas and detailed in an academic paper published Aug. 7.

The team developed a new tool named “5GBaseChecker” to detect flaws in basebands produced by major manufacturers such as Samsung, MediaTek, and Qualcomm. These basebands are used in popular smartphones from Google...