What you need to know A worrying vulnerability was discovered on Pixel devices caused by Verizon's demo app, per iVerfy researchers.The issue could open a user's Pixel to malware and spyware attacks if it becomes active and receives the necessary permissions.

After reports broke of the potentially vulnerable Showcase app in Pixel smartphone firmware, Google has responded with a commitment to remove the app.

If you have a Pixel phone, there's a newly discovered vulnerability you should be aware of. Security firm iVerify just published a blog about its report which details how "a very large percentage" of Pixel phones shipped since 2017 have an app with a vulnerability that leaves them "susceptible to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks,