\u200bGoogle has stepped in to address a security flaw that could have made it possible to brute-force an account’s recovery phone number, potentially exposing them to privacy and security risks.
\nThe issue, according to Singaporean security researcher “brutecat,” leverages an issue in the company’s account recovery feature.
\nThat said, exploiting the vulnerability hinges on several moving parts,\u00a0Google has stepped in to address a security flaw that could have made it possible to brute-force an account’s recovery phone number, potentially exposing them to privacy and security risks.
\nThe issue, according to Singaporean security researcher “brutecat,” leverages an issue in the company’s account recovery feature.
\nThat said, exploiting the vulnerability hinges on several moving parts,\u00a0\u00a0The Hacker News<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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