In a stunning revelation that redefined personal privacy, a security researcher uncovered a novel way to transform Google’s account recovery into a virtual phone directory—because who doesn’t love their number handed out like party favors?
The flaw, codenamed ‘Oopsie-Doodle,’ allowed determined tech enthusiasts to tap dance around Google’s protection layers and casually glide through to snag user phone numbers. Who needs LinkedIn when you can network like an elite hacker?
In response, Google, upon realizing their users might not want to go viral in the ‘guess-the-number’ world championship, switched from their usual privacy protection, ‘trust us,’ to ‘look, we’re trying, okay?’
This incident has sparked debates about cybersecurity, but it also offers a light at the end of the tunnel: the dream of receiving even more spam calls has never been so within reach.
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