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New Pixnapping Android Flaw Lets Rogue Apps Steal 2FA Codes Without Permissions

New Pixnapping Android Flaw Lets Rogue Apps Steal 2FA Codes Without Permissions

Oct 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Mobile Security Android devices from Google and Samsung have been found vulnerable to a side-channel attack that could be exploited to covertly steal two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, Google Maps timelines, and other sensitive data without the users’ knowledge pixel-by-pixel. The attack has been codenamed Pixnapping by a group of academics from the University of California …

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Apple will pay up to $2M for finding an iPhone security flaw – Axios

Apple will pay up to $2M for finding an iPhone security flaw  Axios A major evolution of Apple Security Bounty, with the industry’s top awards for the most advanced research  Apple Security Research Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits  WIRED Apple now offers $2 million for zero-click RCE vulnerabilities  BleepingComputer Apple Bug Bounty Update: Top Payout $2 Million, …

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Gemini has a troubling security flaw, but Google won’t fix it

Gemini has a troubling security flaw, but Google won’t fix it

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A security researcher found that Gemini is susceptible to ASCII smuggling attacks. These attacks hide malicious prompts in emails or calendar invites that LLMs can read when asked to summarize text. Google has dismissed the threat as a social engineering attack, placing the responsibility on the end user. Google tends to take the security …

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Steam and Microsoft warn of Unity flaw exposing gamers to attacks

Steam and Microsoft warn of Unity flaw exposing gamers to attacks

A code execution vulnerability in the Unity game engine could be exploited to achieve code execution on Android and privilege escalation on Windows. Unity is a cross-platform game engine and development platform that provides rendering, physics, animation, and scripting tools for developers to create titles for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, consoles, and the web. A large number of mobile games …

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Unity Flaw Threatens Android Games, Crypto Wallets At Risk

Unity Flaw Threatens Android Games, Crypto Wallets At Risk

The Unity gaming platform is quietly rolling out a fix for a vulnerability that allows third-party code to run in Android-based mobile games, which can potentially target mobile crypto wallets, according to two sources who asked to remain anonymous.  The vulnerability affects projects dating back to 2017, according to the sources, who added that the vulnerability primarily affects Android, but …

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Parents sue Tesla over alleged flaw that trapped daughter in burning car

Parents sue Tesla over alleged flaw that trapped daughter in burning car

The parents of a college student killed in a Tesla crash say she was trapped in the car as it burst into flames because of a design flaw that made it nearly impossible for her to open the door, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The parents of Krysta Tsukahara allege that the company that helped Elon Musk become the …

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BMW Recalls At Least 331,000 Cars After Finding Another Flaw – Bloomberg.com

BMW Recalls At Least 331,000 Cars After Finding Another Flaw  Bloomberg.com BMW tells nearly 200,000 vehicle owners to park outside because their cars could short circuit and catch fire  CNN Toyota Supra Involved In Massive BMW Recall for Cars with the B48 Engine Because They May Catch Fire  Car and Driver BMW recalling more than 196,000 cars in U.S. over potential fire risk  CBS …

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