There’s a new Android vulnerability on the block called the ‘Pixnapping’ attack, and thankfully, there’s already a partial fix for it. Pixnapping was brought up on October 14 by Techleakszone on Telegram, detailing the potential risks and fallout from this vulnerability if it were to be exploited by bad actors. According to reports, this vulnerability has been able to impact some Pixel devices as well as some Samsung Galaxy devices. Naturally, the last thing you want is for your device to be vulnerable and have some of your sensitive data stolen. As it turns out, you may not have to worry too much since there’s already a partial fix being rolled out to users.
Pixnapping vulnerability fix is only a partial fix
It’s important to keep in mind that this is only a partial fix. So, that means your device isn’t completely safe from the Pixnapping attack, but it is likely less at risk if you’ve installed the update that contains this patch. As reported by 9To5Google, the vulnerability was acknowledged by Google, and the partial fix was rolled out rather quickly. Google is also continuing to work on a complete fix that it can deploy soon.
While Pixnapping has been patched and the initial threat it posed is now taken care of, there is a workaround. That workaround triggers a different vulnerability to utilize this one. Google is already aware of this as well, but it hasn’t pushed out the update to patch this workaround just yet.
On a positive note, a patch is being worked on. The downside is that this patch won’t be live until the December security update. That being said, you can stay vigilant and try to avoid this vulnerability by staying away from suspicious apps. These would mostly be apps from outside sources. In other words, apps that don’t come from the Play Store. However, apps from the Play Store can still be malicious. So, make sure you are completely sure that an app is safe before installing it on your device.
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