Google has just released February’s Android security update, and this one comes with a zero-day sting in the tail. “There are indications,” Google warns, that a vulnerability within Android’s core “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.“ Put more simple, you need to update your phone as soon as the new software is released.

Google is delivering a warning to Android users about a crucial zero-day exploit in the wild. The issue can reportedly allow an attacker to cause widespread software instability and more if they've gained access to your phone.

Privacy-focused GrapheneOS says it's likely that one of the bugs was 'exploited by forensic data extraction tools' frequently used by investigators trying to unlock suspects' phones.

Google’s Android lockdown is now in full flight, as the once footloose mobile OS becomes ever more like the more buttoned-down iPhone. Whether its clamping down on sideloading or older phones or poor-quality apps or stolen devices, narrowing the security and privacy gap to Apple seems to have become the primary focus.

Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities Google has released its February Android security updates, including a fix for a high-severity kernel-level vulnerability, which is suspected to be in use by targeted exploits.