A vulnerability in some MediaTek-powered phones could allow attackers to extract encrypted data, including wallet seed ...

The hardware vulnerability - found primarily in budget handsets - makes it possible to steal sensitive user data, including crypto wallet seed phrases, in less than a minute.

Google and iVerify researchers say the case points to a thriving secondary market for high-end zero-day exploits.

Crypto wallet company Ledger said one in four Android users were once at risk of having their wallet seed phrases stolen due to a MediaTek vulnerability affecting certain Android phones.

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