Google Pays $70k for Android Lock Screen Bypass

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Tracked as CVE-2022-20465, the security bug was resolved as part of the November 2022 Android patches, and could have allowed an attacker with physical access to a device to unlock it in minutes.

The issue, which Schutz accidentally discovered, could allow an attacker to unlock an Android phone by triggering the SIM PIN reset mechanism, which requires the user to enter a PUK code.

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