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Google Chrome's new cache change could boost performance

Google is introducing a significant change to Chrome's Back/Forward Cache (BFCache) behavior, allowing web pages to be stored in the cache, even if a webmaster specifies not to store a page in the browser's cache.
- Mayank Parmar
- December 02, 2023
- 11:09 AM
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Google Chrome emergency update fixes 7th zero-day exploited in 2023

Google has fixed the seventh Chrome zero-day vulnerability this year in an emergency security update released today to counter ongoing exploitation in attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 28, 2023
- 04:24 PM
- 0
Google Drive users angry over losing months of stored data

Google Drive users are reporting that recent files stored in the cloud have suddenly disappeared, with the cloud service reverting to a storage snapshot as it was around April-May 2023.
- Bill Toulas
- November 27, 2023
- 09:52 AM
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Malware dev says they can revive expired Google auth cookies

The Lumma information-stealer malware (aka 'LummaC2') is promoting a new feature that allegedly allows cybercriminals to restore expired Google cookies, which can be used to hijack Google accounts.
- Bill Toulas
- November 21, 2023
- 02:29 PM
- 0
Google shares plans for blocking third-party cookies in Chrome

Google has officially announced plans to gradually eliminate third-party cookies, a key aspect of its Privacy Sandbox initiative.
- Mayank Parmar
- November 18, 2023
- 09:18 AM
- 2
Google: Hackers exploited Zimbra zero-day in attacks on govt orgs

Hackers leveraged a medium-severity security issue now identified as CVE-2023-37580 since June 29, nearly a month before the vendor addressed it in version 8.8.15 Patch 41of the software on July 25.
- Bill Toulas
- November 17, 2023
- 11:04 AM
- 0
New Reptar CPU flaw impacts Intel desktop and server systems

Intel has fixed a high-severity CPU vulnerability in its modern desktop, server, mobile, and embedded CPUs, including the latest Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and Sapphire Rapids microarchitectures.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 14, 2023
- 06:15 PM
- 1
Cloudflare website downed by DDoS attack claimed by Anonymous Sudan

Cloudflare is investigating an ongoing outage causing 'We're sorry" Google errors to be shown on the company's website.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 09, 2023
- 04:25 PM
- 4
Google Play adds security audit badges for Android VPN apps

Google Play, Android's official app store, is now tagging VPN apps with an 'independent security reviews' badge if they conducted an independent security audit of their software and platform.
- Bill Toulas
- November 03, 2023
- 12:48 PM
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Avast confirms it tagged Google app as malware on Android phones

Czech cybersecurity company Avast confirmed that its antivirus SDK has been flagging a Google Android app as malware on Huawei, Vivo, and Honor smartphones since Saturday.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 31, 2023
- 04:23 PM
- 11
Google Chrome now auto-upgrades to secure connections for all users

Google has taken a significant step towards enhancing Chrome internet security by automatically upgrading insecure HTTP requests to HTTPS requests for 100% of users.
- Mayank Parmar
- October 30, 2023
- 02:31 PM
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Huawei, Vivo phones tag Google app as TrojanSMS-PA malware

Huawei, Honor, and Vivo smartphones and tablets are displaying strange 'Security threat' alerts urging the deletion of the Google app, warning that it is detected as the 'TrojanSMS-PA' malware.
- Bill Toulas
- October 30, 2023
- 10:47 AM
- 8
Android adware apps on Google Play amass two million installs

Several malicious Google Play Android apps installed over 2 million times push intrusive ads to users while concealing their presence on the infected devices.
- Bill Toulas
- October 26, 2023
- 03:01 PM
- 2
Google Chrome's new "IP Protection" will hide users' IP addresses

Google is getting ready to test a new "IP Protection" feature for the Chrome browser that enhances users' privacy by masking their IP addresses using proxy servers.
- Mayank Parmar
- October 22, 2023
- 06:00 PM
- 8
Google Play Protect adds real-time scanning to fight Android malware

Google has announced new, real-time scanning features for Google Play Protect that make it harder for malicious apps employing polymorphism to evade detection.
- Bill Toulas
- October 18, 2023
- 12:00 PM
- 3
Malicious Notepad++ Google ads evade detection for months

A new Google Search malvertizing campaign targets users looking to download the popular Notepad++ text editor, employing advanced techniques to evade detection and analysis.
- Bill Toulas
- October 17, 2023
- 03:48 PM
- 4
Google makes passkeys the default sign-in for personal accounts

Google announced today that passkeys are now the default sign-in option across all personal Google Accounts across its services and platforms.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 10, 2023
- 08:00 AM
- 1
Google Chrome's organize tabs will automatically reorder tabs

In a bid to upgrade user experience, the Chrome team is developing an "Organize Tabs" feature, soon to be seen at the top left corner of the browser, adjacent to the tab search function. This new addition would be a natural extension of Tab Groups functionality.
- Mayank Parmar
- October 08, 2023
- 06:11 PM
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Google to bolster phishing and malware delivery defenses in 2024

Google will introduce new sender guidelines in February to bolster email security against phishing and malware delivery by mandating bulk senders to authenticate their emails and adhere to stricter spam thresholds
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 03, 2023
- 02:41 PM
- 1
Android October security update fixes zero-days exploited in attacks

Google has released the October 2023 security updates for Android, addressing 54 unique vulnerabilities, including two known to be actively exploited.
- Bill Toulas
- October 03, 2023
- 02:12 PM
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