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Comment by AmbroseBierce

7 months ago

The app needs to be opened by the user for the exploit to work, as seen in the video the researchers published, so the surface attack is big but not that big.

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rkagerer  7 months ago

I have definitely opened the wrong app by accident on a smartphone - super easy to tap the wrong thing in a variety of situations (grasping at an awkward angle to snap a photo, pocket taps, etc).

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