aCropalypse

Microsoft has released an emergency update to Windows that fixes a privacy-threatening bug dubbed ‘aCropalypse'. This bug could potentially allow details that were cropped out of images by the Windows screenshot tool to be recovered by any user. The issue prevented information cropped out from screenshots from being removed from the source image, allowing it to be retained in the file and recovered at a later date. The details at risk could have included sensitive information like bank card details, medical records, phone…

According to TechRadar, a vulnerability called “aCropalypse” has targeted Pixel devices. Hopefully, Google patched the exploit with the recent March feature drop, but users that haven’t received the path might be at risk.Security researchers Simon Aarons and David Buchanan found the exploit in Pixel devices after cropping PNG files with the default markup editing tool. The vulnerability was first spotted a few years ago and was caused by an API change on Android 10.The researchers reportedly found the issue on January 2…

Pixel smartphones were previously affected by a security flaw that could allow any user to restore sensitive details cropped or redacted from screenshots, according to data shared by security researchers. A security flaw in Google's markup tool for Pixel smartphones allowed edited screenshot images to retain some of the original information, letting users recover details that were previously obfuscated by the sender. The vulnerability, which has existed for several years, has now been patched by Google on currently…