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Alert! 14 apps on Google Play Store leaked users’ data; Check names

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Alert! 14 apps on Google Play Store leaked users’ data; Check names

The Google Play store offers millions of apps for free or for a small fee, and allows Android smartphone users to make the most of their devices. However, sometimes these Android applications can cause big problems for users because they leak personal information online.

Unlike the case of malware, these applications are simply misconfigured, which means that developers can solve these problems. However, before they do so, using these applications will have a very negative impact on users. According to Cyber​​News reports, due to a misconfiguration of Firebase, 14 Android apps in the Play Store leaked user data, leading to online leaks of private information.

The Firebase platform is provided by Google, so developers can effortlessly add multiple features to their applications. The report points out that these applications are very popular and have been downloaded more than 140 million times. Researchers analyzed 1,100 most popular apps in 55 categories in the Play Store. Analyze the traces of their default Firebase addresses by decompiling and searching each application.

“If the address is found, we will try to access it using the REST API provided by Google to check for database permissions configuration errors. All requests to the database are made using the “Shallow = True” parameter. This allows us to access any data without In the case of viewing the names of the tables stored in the database,” the report states. Since the application did not properly configure Firebase, the report pointed out that user data may be leaked-including the account’s username, email address, and the user’s real name.

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The report also claims that anyone who knows the URL can access these databases without authentication-this may also be achieved by guessing the URL. The report stated that Google did not respond to attempts to contact, so installing these apps may mean that these apps are still leaking data. According to Cyber​​News, this means that if you have a universal TV remote with more than 100 million users installed, you should be aware that your personal data may be leaked.

Child GPS watch application and phone tracker have been downloaded more than 10 million times, but they are also affected by configuration errors. Users should also pay attention to Hybrid Warrior: Dungeon of the Overlord and Remote for Roku: Codematics and other applications, as they appear to have been affected by security breaches.

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Tom Holland to star alongside Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s next, will juggle that with Spider-Man 4 in 2025

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Tom Holland to star alongside Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s next, will juggle that with Spider-Man 4 in 2025

Tom Holland, last seen in Apple TV show The Crowded Room last year, has signed his next with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan.

Tom Holland is going to have a very busy 2025. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the actor has signed Christopher Nolan’s next, which he will juggle the filming of with that of the long-awaited Spider-Man 4. (Also Read – Tom Holland shares why he left alcohol behind: ‘Struggling without booze…’)

Tom signs Nolan’s next

This will mark the first collaboration between Tom and Christopher. While details of his next directorial aren’t known yet, it’s most likely not to have a contemporary setting. It’ll be either set in the past like, his previous film Oppenheimer (2023), or in the future like Interstellar (2014). Matt Damon, who has worked with Christopher in both, has also come on board his next.

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Christopher’s next will be co-produced by him and his wife Emma Thomas’ banner Syncopy Inc and Universal Pictures, as the two production houses will team up after the Academy Award-winning blockbuster Oppenheimer last year. Prior to Oppenheimer, Christopher collaborated mostly with Warner Bros before having a fallout post the debacle of Tenet (2020).

Warner Bros then went on to produce Greta Gerwig’s musical satire Barbie, which clashed with Oppenheimer at the box office and even outperformed it globally. Warner Bros offered Christopher a cheque for the fees he waived off for helming Tenet during the pandemic. While Christopher graciously accepted the belated remuneration, he still went on to pitch his next to Warner Bros.

Tom’s busy schedule

Tom didn’t have any release this year. His last outing was Todd Graff’s psychological thriller show The Crowded Room on Apple TV last year. He’ll juggle the filming of Christopher Nolan’s next and Spider-Man 4 in 2025. Tom has been playing the superhero ever since Russo Brothers’ 2016 blockbuster Captain America: Civil War. He’s slipped into the Peter Parker shoes post that for three standalone films and two Avengers movies. Spider-Man 4 will be helmed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton.

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As Tom’s girlfriend and co-star Zendaya will be busy filming Spider-Man 4 in 2025, she’ll reprise her role of Chani in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi spectacle Dune 3 only in 2026. Meanwhile, Tom is also likely to make an appearance as Spider-Man in Russo Brothers’ Avengers: Doomsday, which will go on floors in the spring of 2025.

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