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A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account

This article was produced with support from WIRED.A cybersecurity researcher was able to figure out the phone number linked to any Google account, information that is usually not public and is often sensitive, according to the researcher, Google, and 404 Media’s own tests.The issue has since been fixed but at the time presented a privacy issue in which even hackers with relatively few resources could have brute forced their way to peoples’ personal information.“I think this exploit is pretty bad...

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