Google fixes bug that could reveal users' private phone numbers | TechCrunch
Key takeaways:
- A researcher found a bug that could reveal Google account recovery phone numbers.
- The bug exploited Google’s account recovery system and bypassed rate limits.
- The process could expose numbers in under 20 minutes using a script.
- Google fixed the issue after being notified in April.
- The researcher, brutecat, was awarded $5,000 by Google’s bug bounty program.
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