According to a recent report, users of 10 popular Android devices can be tampered with and spied. Security researchers said that this can be done using Bluetooth and USB accessory. For this, molesters resort to AT command in Android smartphones. In smartphones, AT command is used to communicate with baseband software.
According to the report, hackers can use this trick to get IMEI and IMSI numbers, intercepting calls, forwarding them to another number, blocking the calling feature and turning off Internet access. Here's a list of 10 popular Android devices that can be used to spy on you
According to a report by tech website TechCrunch, these 10 smartphones- Samsung Galaxy S8 +, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Note 2, Huawei P8 Lite, Huawei Nexus 6P, Google Pixel 2, LG G3, LG Nexus 5, Motorola Nexus 6, and HTC Desire There are 10 Lifestyle.
All smartphones have a baseband processor (cellular modem) and an application processor (AP). The AP is a simple processor, while the baseband processor functions to perform radio-related work for cellular connectivity. The application processor issues the AT command to connect to the baseband processor. In many Android smartphones, USB and Bluetooth access are granted this access whenever the smartphone stops sending AT commands to apps and other parts of the device. Molesters use this facility. The report said that there are more than 14 such suspected AT commands, through which Android smartphones can be hacked and spy.
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