Bringing Rust to the Pixel Baseband
2026-04-16T19:23:46Z•3d5a62ddcf70ae4d941e0826af54a40f47aba69087dfa38337a485c4075a5add
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What happened
Collection of Google Security Blog posts (Feb–Apr 2026) describing multiple platform security initiatives: integrating a memory-safe Rust DNS parser into Pixel modem firmware to reduce baseband memory-safety vulnerabilities; public availability rollout of Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) in Chrome to mitigate cookie/session theft by infostealers; ongoing mitigations and detection strategies against indirect prompt injection (IPI) for Google Workspace/LLM apps; a 2025 VRP (Vulnerability Rewards Program) year-in-review; Android’s multi-year migration to Post‑Quantum Cryptography with PQC/
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- google_security_blog
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- 3d5a62ddcf70ae4d941e0826af54a40f47aba69087dfa38337a485c4075a5add
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- 2026-04-16T19:23:46Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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