Channel News Asia
5Ghoul is a described as “a family of implementation-level 5G vulnerabilities”, or a collection of CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) present in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major chipset vendors Qualcomm and MediaTek. The team discovered 14 vulnerabilities n the chipsets, of which 12 were new. Of the 10 vulnerabilities that affected 5G modems from Qualcomm and MediaTek, six had a high severity rating. For their discoveries, they were awarded US$36,000 by Qualcomm and MediaTek, and featured in Channel News Asia in Dec 2023. Technical information on 5Ghoul can be accessed at https://5ghoul.com/5Ghoul is a described as “a family of implementation-level 5G vulnerabilities”, or a collection of CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) present in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major chipset vendors Qualcomm and MediaTek. The team discovered 14 vulnerabilities n the chipsets, of which 12 were new. Of the 10 vulnerabilities that affected 5G modems from Qualcomm and MediaTek, six had a high severity rating. The team is led by Assistant Prof Sudipta Chattopadhyay. For their discoveries, they were awarded US$36,000 by Qualcomm and MediaTek, and featured in Channel News Asia in Dec 2023. Technical information on 5Ghoul can be accessed here.
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The Straits Times
Lauren Goh, a researcher at iTrust and part-time student in Masters of Science in Security by Design, was featured in The Straits Times where she shared about her interest and work in cybersecurity (photo credit: ST)
Channel News Asia
In Jun 2019, unauthorised drone activities forced the closure of one of the runways at Singapore’s Changi Airport, leading to flight delays and diversions. Elsewhere in the world, they’ve also crippled airports and are even considered a risk to our privacy. Just how dangerous are these unmanned aerial vehicles and what can be done to tackle errant operators? (Interview segment from 10:34; photo credit: CNA)
Channel NewsAsia
Ivan Lee, Senior Associated Director (Cyber Security Technologies), was featured in a Channel NewsAsia video on Virtual Reality. One of the topics explored was Cyber Security, and a group of students from Nanyang Polytechnic’s School of Interactive and Digital Media sought to find out how cyber attackers could hack into everyday devices such as smartphones. (Feature segment from 12:00; photo credit: CNA)
Channel NewsAsia
iTrust research assistant describes how IoT devices can be manipulated by cyber attackers and the research work that goes into exposing their vulnerabilities. Read the full article from Channel NewsAsia here. Channel NewsAsia also aired an episode on “Securing Our Virtual World“, on which the article was based (photo credit: CNA)
OpenGov Asia
Inside Look at iTrust facilities at SUTD: Focusing on Cyber Defence Tools and Strategies for the Future of Government (photo credit: OpenGov Asia)