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Daily Cyber News: Targeted attacks exploit a Pixel modem weakness without user action

Supported Pixel phones face a high-severity cellular modem weakness that has been used in limited, targeted attacks. Google says the issue can allow an attacker to escalate privileges through a permission bypass without requiring user interaction. The available reporting describes an adjacent-network attack path rather than broad exploitation from anywhere on the internet.

Key context: The modem is a security-sensitive component that operates below many familiar mobile application controls.

Additional detail: Leaders managing mobile fleets should verify patch levels centrally rather than relying on users to confirm that updates were installed.

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