Android security flaw gives attackers full control of Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy smartphones

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While patched in December 2017, a number of recent Android smartphones have been exploited in the wild

An Android security flaw - supposedly patched two years ago - is being used ‘in the wild' to take control of targets' smartphones. The flaw is being used in exploits developed either by NSO Group, ...

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