Shattered Trust: When Replacement Smartphone Components Attack Tag

20 Aug “Spy” Chips May Be Hiding in Smartphone Replacement Parts

In the recently concluded USENIX W00T '17 security conference, Israeli researchers from the University of the Negev have demonstrated the feasibility of using a chip hidden in a smartphone replacement part to intercept data and execute commands. Dubbed as a “chip-in-the-middle” attack, the researchers said that...