News in the Google category

PixPirate Android malware uses new tactic to hide on phones

The latest version of the PixPirate banking trojan for Android employs a previously unseen method to hide from the victim while remaining active on the infected device even if its dropper app has been removed.
- Bill Toulas
- March 13, 2024
- 02:13 PM
- 1
Google paid $10 million in bug bounty rewards last year

Google awarded $10 million to 632 researchers from 68 countries in 2023 for finding and responsibly reporting security flaws in the company's products and services.
- Bill Toulas
- March 12, 2024
- 12:00 PM
- 1
YouTube stops recommending videos when signed out of Google

YouTube has changed how it works for people not signed into Google account or using incoginto mode, and it's not showing suggested videos anymore. This change, which is being tested with some random users, shows a very simple YouTube homepage without any videos or tips on what to watch.
- Mayank Parmar
- March 10, 2024
- 06:16 PM
- 15
Google engineer caught stealing AI tech secrets for Chinese firms

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced the unsealing of an indictment against Linwei (Leon) Ding, 38, a former software engineer at Google, suspected of stealing Google AI trade secrets for Chinese companies.
- Bill Toulas
- March 07, 2024
- 09:56 AM
- 0
Google Pay app shutting down in US, users have till June to move funds

Google is retiring the standalone Pay app in the United States. Users have until June 4 to transfer the balance to bank accounts.
- Bill Toulas
- February 23, 2024
- 01:46 PM
- 7
Hackers abuse Google Cloud Run in massive banking trojan campaign

Security researchers are warning of hackers abusing the Google Cloud Run service to distribute massive volumes of banking trojans like Astaroth, Mekotio, and Ousaban.
- Bill Toulas
- February 21, 2024
- 04:07 PM
- 0
Anatsa Android malware downloaded 150,000 times via Google Play

The Anatsa banking trojan has been targeting users in Europe by infecting Android devices through malware droppers hosted on Google Play.
- Bill Toulas
- February 19, 2024
- 08:34 AM
- 1
New Google Chrome feature blocks attacks against home networks

Google is testing a new feature to prevent malicious public websites from pivoting through a user's browser to attack devices and services on internal, private networks.
- Mayank Parmar
- February 17, 2024
- 10:07 AM
- 6
New ‘Gold Pickaxe’ Android, iOS malware steals your face for fraud

A new iOS and Android trojan named 'GoldPickaxe' employs a social engineering scheme to trick victims into scanning their faces and ID documents, which are believed to be used to generate deepfakes for unauthorized banking access.
- Bill Toulas
- February 15, 2024
- 03:00 AM
- 2
Android XLoader malware can now auto-execute after installation

A new version of the XLoader Android malware was discovered that automatically executes on devices it infects, requiring no user interaction to launch.
- Bill Toulas
- February 08, 2024
- 01:34 PM
- 0
Google teases a new modern look for sign-in pages, including Gmail

Google is on the brink of refreshing its sign-in pages, including Gmail, with a sleek, modern makeover.
- Mayank Parmar
- February 08, 2024
- 06:33 AM
- 0
Denmark orders schools to stop sending student data to Google

The Danish data protection authority (Datatilsynet) has issued an injunction regarding student data being funneled to Google through the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace services in the country's schools.
- Bill Toulas
- February 07, 2024
- 03:15 PM
- 3
Google tests blocking side-loaded Android apps with risky permissions

Google has launched a new pilot program to fight financial fraud by blocking the sideloading of Android APK files that request access to risky permissions.
- Bill Toulas
- February 07, 2024
- 01:57 PM
- 4
Google says spyware vendors behind most zero-days it discovers

Commercial spyware vendors (CSV) were behind 80% of the zero-day vulnerabilities Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered in 2023 and used to spy on devices worldwide.
- Bill Toulas
- February 06, 2024
- 12:27 PM
- 4
Check if you're in Google Chrome's third-party cookie phaseout test

Google has started testing the phasing out of third-party cookies on Chrome, affecting about 1% of its users or approximately 30 million people. Learn how to check if you are part of the initial test.
- Mayank Parmar
- February 03, 2024
- 02:14 PM
- 3
Google shares fix for Pixel phones hit by bad system update

Google has shared a temporary fix for owners of Google Pixel devices that were rendered unusable after installing the January 2024 Google Play system update.
- Bill Toulas
- February 01, 2024
- 11:05 AM
- 3
Exploit released for Android local elevation flaw impacting 7 OEMs

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a local privilege elevation flaw impacting at least seven Android original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) is now publicly available on GitHub. However, as the exploit requires local access, its release will mostly be helpful to researchers.
- Bill Toulas
- January 31, 2024
- 02:15 PM
- 2
Google Pixel phones unusable after January 2024 system update

Google Pixel smartphone owners report problems after installing the January 2024 Google Play system update, being unable to access their devices internal storage, open the camera, take screenshots, or even open apps.
- Bill Toulas
- January 24, 2024
- 10:13 AM
- 18
Google fixes first actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2024

Google has released security updates to fix the first Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild since the start of the year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 16, 2024
- 02:13 PM
- 1
Google Search bug shows blank page in Firefox for Android

Users of the Firefox browser for Android have been reporting that they are seeing a blank page when trying to load the main Google Search site.
- Bill Toulas
- January 09, 2024
- 09:48 AM
- 2