News in the Google category

Spyware Apps Found on Google Play Store

Researchers from mobile security firm Lookout say they found at least three Android apps on the Google Play Store that contained a form of advanced spyware they believe was created by an Iraqi developer.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 12, 2017
- 05:00 AM
- 0
Chrome Extension Developers Under a Barrage of Phishing Attacks

Google's security team has sent out warnings via email to Chrome extension developers after many of them have been the targets of phishing attacks, some of which have been successful and resulted in crooks taking over extensions.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 07, 2017
- 05:55 PM
- 1
New Google Algorithm Downranks Android Apps That Crash Your Phone

Google announced yesterday a new Play Store search and ranking algorithm that takes into account an Android application's performance metrics.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 04, 2017
- 04:00 AM
- 1
Copyfish Chrome Extension Hijacked to Show Adware

On Friday, an unknown hacker hijacked the Copyfish Chrome extension from its original authors and pushed an update that inserted ads in people's web pages.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 31, 2017
- 02:15 PM
- 4
Google Outlines SSL Apocalypse for Symantec Certificates

Google will distrust all existing Symantec SSL certificates starting with October 2018, and Symantec will have to rebuild its entire certificate issuance infrastructure from scratch if it wants to remain in the CA (Certificate Authority) business.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 29, 2017
- 01:00 AM
- 0
Google Chrome 60 Released for Linux, Mac, and Windows

Google launched today version 60 of the Chrome browser. This version brings mostly developer and API-related changes, with no changes to visible UI functions. In addition, the Chrome team also fixed 40 security issues.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 25, 2017
- 04:20 PM
- 0
Google's BBR Algorithm for Speeding up Internet Traffic Gains Wider Adoption

Google's BBR algorithm for handling TCP traffic congestion has gained huge ground this week after Google announced integration with Google Cloud, a cloud hosting platform offered by Google to thousands of companies and which serves millions of websites on a daily basis.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 22, 2017
- 05:15 AM
- 1
Google to Replace SMS Codes With Mobile Prompts in 2-Step-Verification Procedure

Starting next week Google will overhaul its two-step verification (2SV) procedure and replace one-time codes sent via SMS with prompts shown on the user's smartphone.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 14, 2017
- 11:26 AM
- 1
"Particle" Chrome Extension Sold to New Dev Who Immediately Turns It Into Adware

A company is going around buying abandoned Chrome extensions from their original developers and converting these add-ons into adware.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 13, 2017
- 11:55 AM
- 6
Broadpwn Bug Affects Millions of Android and iOS Devices

Broadcom Wi-Fi chips embedded in Android and iOS devices are vulnerable to a bug that allows an attacker to execute code on their devices, without any interaction needed from the user.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 08, 2017
- 03:50 AM
- 2
Data of Google Employees Exposed in Sabre Breach

The personal details of a small number of Google staffers have been exposed, according to a notification letter Google has started sending to affected employees.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 03, 2017
- 11:08 AM
- 0
Google Fined $2.7 Billion for Tweaking Search Results

The European Commission has hit Google with a record fine of €2.42 billion ($2.72 billion) for abusing its dominant market position and tweaking search results to favor its Google Shopping service to the detriment of its direct competitors.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 27, 2017
- 07:50 PM
- 0
Google to Stop Scanning Gmail Inboxes for Advertising Purposes

Google announced yesterday plans to stop scanning users' Gmail inboxes for advertising purposes, a decision that in theory should improve users' privacy, but in reality, it does not.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 24, 2017
- 05:27 PM
- 3
Google Will Be Able to Backup Your Entire Computer

Google pre-announced today a new tool named "Backup and Sync," built on top of Google Drive, which will be able to back up files stored anywhere on the user's computer, not just in the Drive folder. The search giant says it will launch Backup and Sync in two weeks, on June 28.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 14, 2017
- 05:20 PM
- 4
Google Chrome 59 Released With a Material Design UI in the Settings Section

Google released today Google Chrome 59, a new version of the Chrome browser, which this month comes with a complete revamp of the Settings section.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 05, 2017
- 06:10 PM
- 0
Chrome Version with Built-In Ad Blocker to Launch in Early 2018

Google has just confirmed that a version of Chrome with built-in ad-blocking features is in the works, and the company hopes to release it in "early 2018."
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 04, 2017
- 02:00 AM
- 2
Google Publishes List of 42 Phones Running Latest Android Security Updates

Google published yesterday a list of 42 smartphone models from 12 vendors that run up-to-date Android OS versions with the latest security patches applied.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 02, 2017
- 05:50 AM
- 1
Google Says Gmail Now Blocks 99.9% of Spam and Phishing Emails

Continuing its efforts to bring AI into every little product it has, Google announced today that improvements it made to Gmail's machine learning algorithms help it detect and block spam and phishing messages with an accuracy of 99.9%.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 31, 2017
- 04:25 PM
- 1
Chrome Bug Allows Sites to Record Audio and Video Without a Visual Indicator

Ran Bar-Zik, a web developer at AOL, has discovered and reported a bug in Google Chrome that allows websites to record audio and video without showing a visual indicator.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 29, 2017
- 05:15 PM
- 2
Report Reveals Google Is Blacklisting Some Sites That Handle Passwords via HTTP

A report released today by security experts from Sucuri and Unmask Parasites (UP) describes numerous instances where sites that handled password and credit card via HTTP pages found themselves on Google's Safe Browsing blacklist.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 27, 2017
- 01:00 AM
- 2