Sep 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananSecure Coding / Mobile Security Google has revealed that its transition to memory-safe languages such as Rust as part of its secure-by-design approach has led to the percentage of memory-safe vulnerabilities discovered in Android dropping from 76% to 24% over a period of six years. The tech giant said focusing on Safe Coding for new features not … [Read more...] about Google’s Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
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Popular Rust Crate liblzma-sys Compromised with XZ Utils Backdoor Files
"Test files" associated with the XZ Utils backdoor have made their way to a Rust crate known as liblzma-sys, new findings from Phylum reveal. liblzma-sys, which has been downloaded over 21,000 times to date, provides Rust developers with bindings to the liblzma implementation, an underlying library that is part of the XZ Utils data compression software. The impacted version in … [Read more...] about Popular Rust Crate liblzma-sys Compromised with XZ Utils Backdoor Files
Experts Shed Light On New Russian Malware-as-a-Service Written in Rust
A nascent information-stealing malware sold and distributed on underground Russian underground forums has been written in Rust, signalling a new trend where threat actors are increasingly adopting exotic programming languages to bypass security protections, evade analysis, and hamper reverse engineering efforts. Dubbed "Ficker Stealer," it's notable for being propagated via … [Read more...] about Experts Shed Light On New Russian Malware-as-a-Service Written in Rust