New zero-day Android exploit targets Pixel, Galaxy phones—and hackers are already using it

Google’s Project Zero team is warning Pixel, Pixel 2, Galaxy S9, and Huawei P20 owners that a new Android vulnerability could let a hacker take full control of your phone. And what’s worse, there is evidence that it is being actively exploited in the wild.

As first spotted by Ars Technica, the issue was first patched in the December 2017 security update, but several phones are “still vulnerable based on source code review.” According to Google, the phones at risk include:

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