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 latest put up on X, CertiK stated that this smartphone from Solana Labs comes with a ‘crucial 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 may set up a hidden gateway to entry private particulars on a Saga cellphone, in accordance with CertiK.
In its put up on X, CertiK had warned not solely Solana Labs, however all smartphone making manufacturers in regards to 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 doesn’t reveal any recognized vulnerability or safety risk to Saga holders. Unlocking the bootloader wipes the system, which customers are alerted about a number of occasions when unlocking the bootloader, so it is not a course of that may happen with out customers’ lively participation or consciousness,” CoinTelegraph quoted Solana Labs as saying.
Trendy smartphones are outfitted with a bootloader that’s locked as a safety measure. A locked bootloader solely masses authorised code, defending customers from abuse. Unlocking the bootloader on a smartphone can introduce a major safety threat — the method of unlocking the bootloader is supported on many Android telephones and doing so utterly wipes the info on the smartphone.
The blockchain agency has additional additionally identified that unlocking a bootloader might be carried out on a number of Android units citing data from the Android Open-Supply Undertaking 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 accordance with the corporate.