MediaTek chip security vulnerability allowing cryptocurrency seed phrase extraction from Android phones
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Critical MediaTek Flaw Exposed Crypto Seeds in 45 Seconds, Now Patched

January 15, 2026 — Taipei, Taiwan — Semiconductor giant MediaTek has urgently patched a critical security vulnerability in its smartphone chipsets that allowed attackers to steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases from affected Android devices in just 45 seconds. The flaw, discovered by Ledger’s elite white-hat security team Donjon, exploited weaknesses in MediaTek’s secure boot chain […]