InfoQ - Side channel vulnerabilities https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Side channel vulnerabilities feed Pixnapping: Side-Channel Vulnerability Allows Android Apps to Capture Sensitive Screen Data https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/10/pixnapping-android-attack/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Side+channel+vulnerabilities <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2025/10/pixnapping-android-attack/en/headerimage/android-pixnapping-1760628647506.jpeg"/><p>A newly discovered class of attacks targets Android devices, allowing malicious apps to steal on-screen information from other apps using a technique known as pixel stealing. Dubbed Pixnapping, the attack leverages previously known side-channel vulnerabilities and affects virtually all apps, including Signal, Google Authenticator, Venmo, and many others.</p> <i>By Sergio De Simone</i> Mobile Side channel vulnerabilities Application Security Android Google Development news Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/10/pixnapping-android-attack/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Side+channel+vulnerabilities Sergio De Simone 2025-10-16T17:00:00Z /news/2025/10/pixnapping-android-attack/en