Qualcomm confirmed that its 64 processors have a flaw, these flagship smartphones are targeted by hackers

Qualcomm, the world's leading chipmaker, revealed that hackers used a "zero-day bug". This is an issue that the corporation was unaware of, and it was found in its chipsets. This bug affects millions of Android cell phones worldwide.

The company also reported that last month a patch was delivered to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and referred to the cyber attack as a "limited and targeted exploitation". The issue affected 64 chips produced by Qualcomm.

These include Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipsets found in key flagship smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, OnePlus 10 Pro, Sony Xperia 1 IV, Oppo Find X5 Pro, Honour Magic 4 Pro, and Xiaomi 12. 

A company spokesperson said it was upon phone makers to distribute the patch to customers because, although Qualcomm has already sent it, it is up to smartphone manufacturers to deliver it. Amnesty International's Security Lab confirmed the assessment of the Google Threat Analysis Group, which said the matter was serious.

An Amnesty spokesperson said that detailed research would be published imminently naming who was behind this vulnerability and who had exploited it. Investigations by organizations such as Google and Amnesty have indicated that the hacking probably targeted only a handful of individuals rather than hundreds of thousands of users.