Google Patches High-Severity Security Flaws in Pixel Phones Exploited by Forensics Companies
• Google fixed 2 major security flaws in Pixel phones, disclosed after use by forensic companies to access phones without a PIN
• Flaws labeled "high severity" and targeted exploitation may be occurring - immediate updating recommended
• Flaws discovered by GrapheneOS, an open source Android privacy/security OS
• Forensic companies exploited flaws by rebooting into fastboot mode to access data
• Update Pixel devices to 2024-04-05 patch to protect against flaws by checking for updates in Settings