Over the past few weeks, Pixel owners have encountered an issue that “soft bricks” their devices, locking them out of their apps, media, and other content akin to ransomware attack. However, this issue is not from a threat actor but rather from a bug in Android 14, which has been found to be related to having multiple profiles on a Pixel device.

Source: Hot Hardware – Google Confirms An Android 14 Bug Is Wreaking Havoc On Pixel Devices, Fix Incoming