Google Researchers Hacked the Pixel Phone using Audio Messages Thanks to @ThreatLocker for sponsoring this video and my trip to Black Hat! What if someone could take control of your phone just by sending carefully crafted audio messages? I spoke with Natalie Silvanovich and Seth Jenkins from Google Project Zero about how they built a complete zero-click exploit chain against the Pixel 9 and Pixel 10. Special mention to Ivan Fratric for his contribution to this work as well. They explain how Android’s automatic audio transcription exposed a vulnerable Dolby decoder, how they escaped the media codec sandbox and how a second vulnerability gave them root access. We also discuss: • Why the exploit took weeks to develop • Which Android security protections worked • Which protections could be bypassed • Why the same Dolby bug did not affect iPhones • How AI helped with some of the repetitive work The vulnerabilities were responsibly disclosed and patched. If your Pixel is up to date, you are protected. Watch the full video: youtu.be/TrtCJaz0sdo