Solana Labs has strongly refuted claims made by blockchain analysis agency CertiK round Saga smartphones being riddled with safety flaws. Solana Labs owns the Saga smartphone model, which is laden with pro-crypto options like in-built digital pockets. In a current publish on X, CertiK stated that this smartphone from Solana Labs comes with a ‘essential vulnerability’ that can be utilized to put in malicious software program when the bootloader of the cellphone is unlocked. Due to this vulnerability, a cyber hacker might set up a hidden gateway to entry private particulars on a Saga cellphone, in line with CertiK.
In its publish on X, CertiK had warned not solely Solana Labs, however all smartphone making manufacturers concerning the threat of malware being put in by way of the bootloader. The platform shared a minute-long video demonstrating the method of infecting on a Solana Saga smartphone.
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In a dialog with CoinTelegraph, Solana Labs stated the findings shared by CertiK are ‘inaccurate’. “The CertiK video does not reveal any known vulnerability or security threat to Saga holders. Unlocking the bootloader wipes the device, which users are alerted about multiple times when unlocking the bootloader, so it’s not a process that can take place without users’ active participation or awareness,” CoinTelegraph quoted Solana Labs as saying.
Fashionable smartphones are outfitted with a bootloader that’s locked as a safety measure. A locked bootloader solely hundreds authorised code, defending customers from abuse. Unlocking the bootloader on a smartphone can introduce a big safety threat — the method of unlocking the bootloader is supported on many Android telephones and doing so utterly wipes the information on the smartphone.
The blockchain agency has additional additionally identified that unlocking a bootloader may very well be carried out on a number of Android units citing info from the Android Open-Supply Mission documentation.
Solana’s Saga smartphone was launched in April 2022 and was touted as the appearance of the world’s first-generation of crypto and Web3-centric smartphones. Working on Android, the Saga smartphone was priced at round $1,000 (roughly Rs. 78,300). Together with a Solana Pay crypto pay, a ‘seed vault’ can be pre-installed on the Saga system to soundly retailer all of the non-public keys linked to the system, in line with the corporate.