Hacker discovers lock screen bypass bug that affects all Google Pixels
The last thing anyone wants is for a stranger to gain access to your phone. It’s the whole reason we all go through the trouble of setting up lock screens. But what if there was a bug that allowed someone to bypass your lock screen? A hacker found exactly that and it’s something that reportedly affects all Google Pixel phones.
There are malicious hackers and ethical hackers, while the former hacks for malicious reasons, the latter hacks to help make things more secure. Ethical hacker, David Schutz, happened to come across a troubling bug by chance after his Pixel 6 died as he was sending a text.
In a blog post, Schutz explains that after he charged up his phone and turned it on, the phone asked for his SIM card’s PIN code to unlock the device. After getting the code wrong three times, the SIM card locked and the phone asked for the PUK code instead. When he entered the PUK code, the device asked him to set up a new PIN code. When all of that was done, he was finally taken to the lock screen, but he noticed that something wasn’t right.
