However, Aurora OS 5.0 was revealed at Mobius Fall 2023 Conference on November 1, 2023 in Moscow

The leak is for older versions and could only be on a smaller percentage of devices

Aurora OS was branched from Sailfish OS in 2019 - In 2018, the Russian state applied for a secure mobile phone operating system for official use and Sailfish Mobile OS RUS was chosen and Rostelecom developed it further. In 2019, the platform was renamed Aurora OS

In November 2021, according to Nokiamob.net, there were around 400,000 devices using it.

Meanwhile: Aurora OS leaked

Aurora OS (Russian: ОС Аврора) or Russian Open mobile platform (OMP) is a Russian Linux-based smartphone operating system developed by Rostelecom for business and governmental use

On June 11, 2024, the X user hackerfantastic leaked copies of Aurora OS v. 3.2.1.65, 4.0.2.82 and 4.0.2.249 that were "coming from a phablet left on the back of a bus in Salisbury, England". In the same post he also revealed a vulnerability in the password manager

https://twitter.com/hackerfantastic/status/1800570095619784865

@Minholkin and hope you are also 😉

SponsorBlock team notes in an FAQ that this, server side ads, shouldn’t signal the end of ad blocking tools, but it does make their implementation much trickier. Some users, especially on the uBlock Origin subreddit, have encountered ads even while running the plugin.

https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1de9kv5/youtube_is_currently_experimenting_with/

The fire continues

YouTube is reportedly testing server-side ad injection, which breaks several ad blocking tools.

It’s also testing limited logged out access to the site, prompting some users to sign in to watch videos.

However, some tools have already circumvented the latter restriction

“Sign in to confirm that you’re not a bot.”

cobalt developers have since found a way to circumvent the login restrictions

https://x.com/justusecobalt/status/1799458460196831431

@john_b thanks for that 👍

ICYMI

Update now! Google Pixel vulnerability is under active exploitation

#CoSoSec #Pixel #Google

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/update-now-google-pixel-vulnerability-is-under-active-exploitation

Updates to address this issue are available for supported Pixel devices, such as Pixel 5a with 5G, Pixel 6a, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8a, and Pixel Fold.

When reading news these days in my head I hear a tiny wee voice mumbling "journalists-cum-activists" it gets louder and louder "they are all just journalists-cum-activists"

https://counter.social/@ecksmc/112587353610690550

Real unbiased journalism is hard to find these days almost ever media outlet has an agenda and every journalist working for they outlets has their own bias

@th3j35t3r

@DarkAlfred will be king 😆

merging Android and ChromeOS kernels is a pretty exciting idea. This foundational shift might soon create a more seamless and unified experience for users across both platforms.

Meanwhile, the regular software update schedule will stay in place....😆

#ChromeOS #Chromebooks

In a recent blog post, Prajakta Gudadhe and Alexander Kuscher, the directors of engineering and product management for ChromeOS, shared a new plan to speed up the rollout of Google's AI features to Chromebooks

https://blog.chromium.org/2024/06/building-faster-smarter-chromebook.html

Their strategy involves blending key parts of the Android system into ChromeOS.

ChromeOS will adopt key Android components, like the Linux kernel and frameworks, to speed up AI integration and enhance device compatibility.

Google has warned that a security flaw impacting Pixel Firmware has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day.

#CoSoSec

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-06-01

The high-severity vulnerability, tagged as CVE-2024-32896, has been described as an elevation of privilege issue in Pixel Firmware.

The company did not share any additional details related to the nature of attacks exploiting it, but noted "there are indications that CVE-2024-32896 may be under limited, targeted exploitation."

ProTip: -If you change your username inform the company you work at << #SocialMedia 101

#CoSoSec cautionary tale

https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1800906884666528071

@Lucky188 All the Tesla Pi 5G rumors are unconfirmed, so don't hold your breath

https://www.lifewire.com/tesla-phone-5212799

Was talking about that one

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

Almost fell of my chair

¯\(°_o)/¯

Their polls about what people think are not a way to get mortality numbers.

13 million people hum okay then

Meanwhile: #YouTube ad wars latest

>This means that the ad is being added directly into the video stream.

>Adblockers won’t work anymore and you will have to eat the whole adds

Join the dots >> And now ya know why Elon wants a Tesla phone << if that rumor is true that is