Using Rowhammer bitflips to root Android phones is now a thing

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinOct 23, 2016, 7:03 pm246 pts
Enlarge / An LG Nexus 5 at the moment it is rooted using Rowhammer-induced bit flips. (credit: van der Veen et al.) Researchers have devised an attack that gains unfettered "root" access to a large number of Android phones by exploiting a relatively new type of bug that allows adversaries to manipulate data…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on Tech News Tube

Psst, hey. It's the NSA. You want some AI security advice? 130

Mars helicopter sends final message, but will keep collecting data 130

Nothing's Ear and Ear (a) earbuds with active noise cancellation are now available for pre-order 129

Prolific phishing-made-easy emporium LabHost knocked offline in cyber-cop op 127

Taiwanese film studio snaps up Chinese surveillance camera specialist Dahua 124

Foxconn confirms rotating CEO system in place since April 123

First batch of system manufacturers for Nvidia's next-gen AI GPU emerges 118

Number of ransomware victims up 20 percent in first quarter of 2024 117

About Tech News Tube

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.

Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.