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KAIST Researchers Discover Critical Single-Packet Modem Vulnerability in Smartphones
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[Digital Daily Reporter Minji Choi] A serious security vulnerability has been discovered that can paralyze smartphone communications with just a single manipulated wireless packet (network data transmission unit). Professor Yongdae Kim's team from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on the 25th through joint research with Professor Cheoljun Park's te…
KAIST Researchers Discover Critical Single-Packet Modem Vulnerability in Smartphones
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have identified a significant security vulnerability that can disable smartphone modems through a single malicious data packet. The newly discovered flaw enables an attacker to render a device’s cellular communications non-functional by transmitting just one specially crafted packet, representing a serious development in cellular network threats similar to previously d…
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