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Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking

ID: 464e286d-4192-5716-b29c-1d6d3d441984

STIX ID: report--464e286d-4192-5716-b29c-1d6d3d441984

Feed Name: Ars Technica Security (tag)

Date Published: 2025-10-30

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Ryan Whitwam

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A leaked Cellebrite briefing claims the company can extract data from stock Google Pixel 6–9 devices in unlocked, AFU, and BFU states, but cannot brute-force passcodes or copy eSIMs; it also suggests GrapheneOS blocks such extraction on updated builds, even when unlocked, particularly since late 2022. The leak reportedly came from an attendee who joined multiple briefings, and the revelations raise questions about why GrapheneOS appears more resistant than Google’s default OS.

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