Executive mobile device compromise

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Executive Snapshot Google confirmed two Android zero-days under active targeted exploitation that enable information theft and privilege escalation on devices running Android 13 through 16. Your executives' mobile devices are now active targets.

Signal The exploitation pattern matches commercial spyware operations where information disclosure flaws defeat sandboxing protections before elevation-of-privilege exploits deliver persistent device access.

Strategic Implication You are securing laptops and workstations while adversaries are harvesting data from the unmanaged phones in your leadership team's pockets.

Action Push Android security patch level 2025-12-05 to all corporate-managed devices today. Verify MDM coverage includes executive and board member personal devices now. Implement app-level containerization for sensitive communications on BYOD devices this week.