A New Attack Lets Hackers Steal 2-Factor Authentication Codes From Android Phones

Android devices are vulnerable to a new attack that can covertly steal two-factor authentication codes, location timelines, ...

Researchers expose critical Android flaw allowing apps to steal sensitive data

Researchers have revived a 12-year-old data theft technique, now called Pixnapping, that lets malicious Android apps steal ...
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Android's Pixnapping Attack Can Steal 2FA Codes and Private Messages

Android's Pixnapping attack exploits GPU timing to steal 2FA codes and sensitive data from phones without requesting any ...
PCMag

'Pixnapping' Attack Can Steal Two-Factor Codes From Android Phones

Google has only partially mitigated the attack, which involves using a malicious Android app to secretly discern the two-factor codes generated by authenticator apps.

I stopped my apps from snooping on me — and it was easier than I thought

I revoked all the unnecessary app permissions from the Permission manager menu. For sensitive permissions, I switched to Ask ...
SecurityWeek

Pixnapping Attack Steals Data From Google, Samsung Android Phones

Researchers have identified a new attack method that can allow malicious applications to steal sensitive data from Android ...

Android Phones Susceptible to ‘Pixnapping’ Attack That Steals 2FA Codes, Messages and More, Researchers Say

Researchers demonstrated Pixapping attacks on high-end smartphones such as the Google Pixel 10 and the Samsung Galaxy S25 ...
The Hacker News

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

Pixnapping side-channel can steal 2FA codes pixel-by-pixel on Android 13–16; CVE-2025-48561 patched Sept 2025 but workaround ...