Chicago IT Support & Cyber Security | Forward Technologies

Chicago-based Forward Technologies delivers IT support and cyber security to businesses in the Chicago area and nationwide.

  • Home
  • Services
    • Outsourced IT Support
    • DMARC Email Security
    • Development
      • Web Development & Facelifts
      • CustomView: Plugin for WordPress
    • Data Recovery Service
    • PPC Marketing Services
    • SEO Services
  • Email Security
    • SPF Basics
    • DKIM Basics
    • DMARC Basics
    • Email Security Consulting
  • Data Recovery Service
  • Blog
  • Contact Us

Android Exploit Can Steal 2FA Codes Without Permissions

October 16, 2025 by Edward Silha

Cartoon-style illustration of an Android smartphone glowing in green and blue tones, with pixel fragments peeling off the screen to reveal a two-factor authentication code, symbolizing the Pixnapping attack stealing visual data.A new attack called Pixnapping can steal sensitive data from Android devices, without needing a single permission. The exploit targets visual data on-screen, including two-factor authentication codes, private messages, and location histories. It works by quietly measuring how long it takes to render specific pixels. If that sounds like science fiction, it’s not. Researchers have already tested it on Pixel and Samsung devices with unsettling results. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Cybersecurity Tagged With: 2fa, 2FA code theft, alan linghao wang, Android, android security, CVE-2025-48561, cybersecurity, cybersecurity research, galaxy s25, google authenticator, google security patch, gpu.zip, malware, mobile hacking, pixel 6, pixel 7, pixel 8, pixel 9, Pixel devices, pixnapping, ricardo paccagnella, smartphone vulnerabilities, timing attack

Social Media

  • Facebook
  • GitHub
  • LinkedIn
  • Periscope
  • Twitter

Forward Technologies
747 N LaSalle
STE 500B
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 715-7806

Copyright © 2025 — Forward Technologies • All rights reserved. • Privacy Policy •