Bringing Rust to the Pixel Baseband
2026-04-21T07:23:39Z•6df82e141c5d74729553dba19261b40f0a70b33a6206d21cccbe6643f13cd8c7
DBSCIPIMerkle Tree CertificatesPKIPQCVRPandroidandroid17basebandcellular modemcertificate transparency (CT)chromecookie theftdevice-bound session credentialsdns parserfirmwaregenai securityindirect prompt injectionmemory-safetypixelpost-quantum cryptographyquantum-safe HTTPSrustsession securityvulnerability rewards program
What happened
This batch of Google Security Blog posts (Apr 2026) covers multiple defensive advances: Google integrated a memory-safe Rust DNS parser into Pixel modem firmware to reduce baseband memory-safety risk; Chrome/Google rolled out Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) to prevent stolen browser cookies from being reused by attackers; Workspace/GenAI mitigations and ongoing defenses against indirect prompt injection (IPI) were described; the Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) 2025 year-in-review and ongoing researcher engagement were summarized; Android began phased deployment of post-quantumcrypt
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- google_security_blog
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- 6df82e141c5d74729553dba19261b40f0a70b33a6206d21cccbe6643f13cd8c7
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- 2026-04-21T07:23:39Z
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- Yes
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