Android-based devices have learned to hack with an audio codec. This was reported by BleepingComputer.

Journalists are citing a report by research firm Check Point Research, which states that some Android smartphones are vulnerable to remote hacking. The attackers exploited a bug in the Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC), which is designed to losslessly compress music media files. It allowed you to remotely run malicious code on smartphones running Qualcomm and MediaTek processors.

According to CPR, the vulnerability found allowed the attacker to execute code on the target device, send a malicious audio file and force the user to open it. This type of hacker attack is called ALHACK. You can use it to change phone settings and access device microphone and camera.

The vulnerability was fixed by MediaTek and Qualcomm engineers in December 2021. “We encourage end users to upgrade their devices with security updates,” said CPR experts.