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Google warns users to take action to protect against remotely exploitable flaws in popular Android phonesGoogle’s security research unit is sounding the alarm on a set of vulnerabilities it found in certain Samsung chips included in dozens of Android models, wearables and vehicles, fearing the flaws could be soon discovered and exploited. Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone wrote on Twitter that Samsung had 90 days to patch the bugs, but hasn’t yet. Samsung confirmed in a March 2023 security listing that several Exynos modems are vulnerable, affecting several Android device manufacturers, but provided little other details. According to Project Zero, affected devices include nearly a dozen Samsung models, Vivo devices, and Google’s own Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 handsets. Affected devices also include wearables and vehicles that rely on Exynos chips for connecting to the cellular network.