News in the Google category

Google rolls back reCaptcha update to fix Firefox issues

Google has rolled back a recent release of its reCaptcha captcha script after a bug caused the service to no longer work on Firefox for Windows.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 03, 2024
- 01:07 PM
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Microsoft warns of "Dirty Stream" attack impacting Android apps

Microsoft has highlighted a novel attack dubbed "Dirty Stream," which could allow malicious Android apps to overwrite files in another application's home directory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution and secrets theft.
- Bill Toulas
- May 02, 2024
- 12:02 PM
- 6
Google rejected 2.28 million risky Android apps from Play store in 2023

Google blocked 2.28 million Android apps from being published on Google Play after finding various policy violations that could threaten user's security.
- Bill Toulas
- April 29, 2024
- 12:00 PM
- 0
Google Meet opens client-side encrypted calls to non Google users

Google is updating the client-side encryption mechanism for Google Meet to allow external participants, including those without Google accounts, to join encrypted calls.
- Bill Toulas
- April 24, 2024
- 11:44 AM
- 0
Google to crack down on third-party YouTube apps that block ads

YouTube announced yesterday that third-party applications that block ads while watching YouTube videos violates its Terms of Service (ToS), and it will soon start taking action against the apps.
- Bill Toulas
- April 16, 2024
- 02:01 PM
- 13
Google Workspace rolls out multi-admin approval feature for risky changes

Google is rolling out a new Workspace feature that requires multiple admins to approve high-risk setting changes to prevent unauthorized or accidental modifications that could reduce security.
- Bill Toulas
- April 10, 2024
- 03:13 PM
- 0
Google rolls out new Find My Device network to Android devices

Google is rolling out an upgraded Find My Device network to Android devices in the United States and Canada, almost one year after it was first unveiled during the Google I/O 2023 conference in May.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 08, 2024
- 02:50 PM
- 10
Google fixes one more Chrome zero-day exploited at Pwn2Own

Google has fixed another zero-day vulnerability in the Chrome browser, which was exploited by security researchers during the Pwn2Own hacking contest last month.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 03, 2024
- 12:39 PM
- 0
Google fixes two Pixel zero-day flaws exploited by forensics firms

Google has fixed two Google Pixel zero-days exploited by forensic firms to unlock phones without a PIN and gain access to the data stored within them.
- Bill Toulas
- April 03, 2024
- 10:47 AM
- 6
Microsoft warns Gmail blocks some Outlook email as spam, shares fix

Microsoft has confirmed that some Outlook.com users are experiencing issues with emails being blocked and marked as spam when trying to email Gmail accounts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 02, 2024
- 06:09 PM
- 2
New Chrome feature aims to stop hackers from using stolen cookies

Google announced a new Chrome security feature called 'Device Bound Session Credentials' that ties cookies to a specific device, blocking hackers from stealing and using them to hijack users' accounts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 02, 2024
- 02:08 PM
- 7
Google agrees to delete Chrome browsing data of 136 million users

Google has agreed to delete billions of data records collected from 136 million Chrome users in the United States, as part of a lawsuit settlement regarding alleged undisclosed browser data collection while in Incognito mode.
- Bill Toulas
- April 02, 2024
- 01:07 PM
- 0
Google now blocks spoofed emails for better phishing protection

Google has started automatically blocking emails sent by bulk senders who don't meet stricter spam thresholds and authenticate their messages as required by new guidelines to strengthen defenses against spam and phishing attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 01, 2024
- 04:29 PM
- 8
Google Podcasts service shuts down in the US next week

U.S. users have just a few more days to make the transition from Google Podcasts as the company moves forward with the process of discontinuing the service globally.
- Bill Toulas
- March 29, 2024
- 11:03 AM
- 0
Google fixes Chrome zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own 2024

Google fixed seven security vulnerabilities in the Chrome web browser on Tuesday, including two zero-days exploited during the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 27, 2024
- 02:44 PM
- 0
Google: Spyware vendors behind 50% of zero-days exploited in 2023

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Google subsidiary Mandiant said they've observed a significant increase in the number of zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks in 2023, many of them linked to spyware vendors and their clients.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 27, 2024
- 09:00 AM
- 1
Free VPN apps on Google Play turned Android phones into proxies

Over 15 free VPN apps on Google Play were found using a malicious software development kit that turned Android devices into unwitting residential proxies, likely used for cybercrime and shopping bots.
- Bill Toulas
- March 26, 2024
- 12:33 PM
- 0
Google's new AI search results promotes sites pushing malware, scams

Google's new AI-powered 'Search Generative Experience' algorithms recommend scam sites that redirect visitors to unwanted Chrome extensions, fake iPhone giveaways, browser spam subscriptions, and tech support scams.
- Mayank Parmar
- March 25, 2024
- 07:32 AM
- 3
Microsoft again bothers Chrome users with Bing popup ads in Windows

Microsoft is once again harassing Google Chrome users on Windows 10 and Windows 11 with popup desktop advertisements promoting Bing and its GPT-4 Bing Chat platform.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 17, 2024
- 01:08 PM
- 14
Google Chrome gets real-time phishing protection later this month

Google will roll out a Safe Browsing update later this month that will provide real-time malware and phishing protection to all Chrome users, without compromising their browsing privacy.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 14, 2024
- 12:00 PM
- 5