Pixel, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi and other Android phones are affected by zero-day vulnerability - Android

According to ZDNet, Google announced yesterday that an Android vulnerability previously patched back in December 2017 was discovered once again on certain phones running Android 8.x or later. The vulnerability was found in Android's kernel code and could allow a hacker to gain root access over a phone. That would allow a bad actor to steal data from a handset, make changes to the operating system and more.  Google's Project Zero team discovered the vulnerability and its Threat Analysis Group (TAG) found that it was being used in real-world attacks right now.

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