Good read for Arc users. Here’s the tl;dr from Arc’s response:

  • confirming they had fixed the issue
  • they are adding a feature to disable boosts in the client, preventing this vulnerability from happening on people that do not use boosts
  • they are doing an audit of their current firebase ACL rules internally
  • they have estabilished proper protocols for security issues

additionally, from internal discussions with arc they are also:

  • are fixing the mentioned privacy concerns in the v1.61.1 update
  • moving off firebase for new features and products
  • they are doing a external security audit for this version
  • are starting a bug bounty program for further vulnerabilities