Zak Doffman has covered security, surveillance and privacy on Forbes since 2019. Doffman’s focus includes: ‘big tech’ security; smartphone and social media dos and don’ts; and the dangers of AI. He has been regularly cited in the media, including BBC, Sky, NPR, NBC, Channel 4, TF1, ITV and Fox.
An alarming new warning for Android users has just been issued, after the discovery of “a serious security vulnerability that impacts Pixel devices globally… leaving millions of devices susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks, giving cybercriminals the ability to inject malicious code and dangerous spyware.”concerns the Showcase app pre-installed on tens of millions of Pixel devices.
iVerify told me it “notified Google with a detailed vulnerability report following their 90-day disclosure process,” albeit at the time it was still “unclear when Google will issue a patch or remove the software from the phones to mitigate the potential risks.
The specific concerns that prompted iVerify’s report include lack of authentication during retrieval of the configuration file, no checks on the integrity of that file before loading it onto the phone, and insecure transmission—thus the MITM vulnerability.
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