MediaTek Chip Flaw Discovered, Millions of Android Phones Potentially Affected
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Critical MediaTek Flaw Exposes Millions of Android Phones to Data Theft
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Moneycontrol•13-03-2026, 16:22
Critical MediaTek Flaw Exposes Millions of Android Phones to Data Theft
•Researchers discovered a serious vulnerability in MediaTek Android chipsets, targeting the trusted execution environment.
•The flaw allows physical access to decrypt protected data and extract cryptocurrency private keys via USB, even when the device is powered off.
•Ledger Donjon researchers demonstrated the exploit on a CMF Phone 1 (MediaTek Dimensity 7300), accessing data in 45 seconds.
•With MediaTek powering 25% of Android handsets, millions of users could be affected by this security issue.
•MediaTek claims to have patched the vulnerability (security case 2026-20435) via an earlier security update; users are advised to install the latest updates.
