Do you have a Google Pixel? Beware of a major security flaw

• There is a security flaw in Google Pixel phones
• The risk applies to all models from 2017
• Google is working quickly on a patch update

The world is alive with the new Google Pixel 9 phones, but several million of the previous models have already been sold. And until today, no one knew that he was hiding inside their system big security holewhich could easily be exploited by hackers. According to a new finding, a system application can become this gateway for attackers Showcase.apkwhich is pre-installed in all Pixels.

You probably don’t even know about this app. And you can’t even find it on your mobile. But it’s there. Google is putting it on all of its phones, and it’s for sellers to give potential customers a good look at what the Pixel can do. So, at first glance, it is a useful app, which in itself is not a threat to the phone.

But it turned out that she is very vulnerable. It communicates through insecure HTTP protocol and a possible hacker could very easily get into the guts of the Google Pixel through it. According to experts, it can be used for both malware and spyware. And if you think that you can simply delete it from your mobile phone and the problem will be over, then you are very wrong – that is not possible.

At the same time, any mobile phone manufactured by Google can be at risk after 2017 (for the record, Pixels entered the market in 2016 with Pixel a Pixelem XLa year later the second generation was released). Therefore, the technology giant reacted immediately and is already working on the update. “Out of an abundance of caution, we’re removing it from all supported Pixel devices on the market,” announced.

Before the update arrives, however, it is advisable to be careful – the problem also concerns the latest Google Pixel 9 series, which the company introduced with great fanfare only a few days ago.

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