Terence Eden on Nostr: Remember, the real story is always in the penultimate paragraph. > "This means that ...
Remember, the real story is always in the penultimate paragraph.
> "This means that an attacker would first need to turn the application on in a target's device before being able to exploit it. The most straightforward way to do this would involve having physical access to a victim's phone as well as their system password"
So, yeah, while this isn't *good* it is hardly a devastating vulnerability.
https://www.wired.com/story/google-android-pixel-showcase-vulnerability/Published at
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