Article 713HE [$] Retrieving pixels from Android phones with Pixnapping

[$] Retrieving pixels from Android phones with Pixnapping

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jake
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A new class of attacks on Android phones, called "Pixnapping", was announced onOctober 13. It allows a malicious app to gather output rendered in avictim app, pixel-by-pixel, by exploiting a GPU side-channel. Depending onwhat the victim app displays, anything from sensitive email and chats totwo-factor authentication (2FA) codes could be captured-and shipped off toan attacker's site.
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