Technology16 Sept 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Google says some Pixel phone owners were hacked in zero-day attacks

Google says that a bug in its Pixel smartphones’ software was exploited in limited and targeted cyberattacks. The company said Tuesday that the bug, trac…

Google says that a bug in its Pixel smartphones’ software was exploited in limited and targeted cyberattacks. The company said Tuesday that the bug, tracked as CVE-2026-58704, has now been patched. According to the limited details about the vulnerability , the bug was found in Pixel phones’ modem, which lets the device to connect to the internet. Exploiting the bug could allow an attacker to gain access beyond the sandboxed walls of the modem and into the broader phone’s data,…

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