chip-in-the-middle attack

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2017
Hackers can completely hijack a mobile device via replacement of a touchscreen

Hackers can hijack mobile devices by hiding malicious chips in a touchscreen and other components that are replaced. According to a team of researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, this technique can give hackers complete control over the device. “Phone touchscreens, and other similar hardware components such as orientation sensors, wireless charging controllers, and NFC readers, […]