News in the Google category

Google Chrome 54.0.2840.99 update fixes 3 Reported Vulnerabilities

Version 54.0.2840.99 of Google Chrome was released yesterday that fixes for 4 reported vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, at this time the severity of these vulnerabilities is unknown, but based on the bounty reward it is possible that at least 2 of them could possibly lead to remote code execution.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 10, 2016
- 11:49 AM
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Google Announces 30-Day Ban for Websites Abusing Safe Browsing System

Google announced today harsher measures against website operators that abuse its Safe Browsing system to distribute malware by pretending to play nice and requesting quick reviews to lift bans, only to revert back to distributing harmful content.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 09, 2016
- 01:00 PM
- 0
Google Updates Search Engine Rules, Will Rank Sites Based on Their Mobile Versions First

Google announced on late Friday afternoon plans to use a website's mobile version as the primary content source for ranking sites for its search engine's results, in a move that its engineers have hinted at for the past year at several SEO conferences.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 06, 2016
- 11:00 AM
- 0
Google Ban Spells the End of Controversial Chinese HTTPS Provider

Google has banned WoSign, a Chinese company that provides SSL/TLS certificates to support HTTPS traffic, after both Apple and Mozilla took similar steps in the past month.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 03, 2016
- 11:58 AM
- 1
Google Chrome 53 Secretly Received a 15% Speed Boost on Windows PCs

Google revealed that Chrome had secretly received a speed boost on Windows since the start of September after its engineers had integrated a technology known as Profile Guided Optimization.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 02, 2016
- 12:15 PM
- 0
Google Discloses Windows Zero-Day Before Microsoft Can Issue Patch

There's a tiny scandal brewing among two of Silicon Valley's elites after Google engineers have publicly disclosed a zero-day vulnerability affecting several Windows operating system versions before Microsoft could issue a patch to address the issue.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 02, 2016
- 10:33 AM
- 3
Google Chrome 53.0.2785.143 m fixes Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Version 53.0.2785.143 m of Google Chrome was released today that fixes for 2 remote code execution vulnerabilities that were submitted to Pwnium. Remote code execution vulnerabilities are considered critical as it could allow attackers and malicious web sites to remotely execute any command they wish on an affected computer.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 30, 2016
- 01:51 PM
- 3
Gugi Trojan Guffaws at Android 6 Security Measures... and Then Bypasses Them

A mobile banking trojan called Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Gugi.c, or "Gugi" for short, found no problem bypassing a couple of the security measures introduced in Android 6.. Even worse, it does it through social engineering rather than exploiting vulnerabilities.
- David Bisson
- September 06, 2016
- 02:07 PM
- 0
Malicious Android Apps Use Obfuscation, Antiemulation Techniques to Avoid Detection

A set of malicious gaming applications for Android available on the Google Play Store employ obfuscation at multiple levels and antiemulation techniques to avoid detection. There are six malicious apps in total. They all advertise a different mod for Minecraft, the popular sandbox video game.
- David Bisson
- August 10, 2016
- 01:00 PM
- 0
Fake Prisma Apps Threaten 1.5M Android Users with Ads, Data Theft

Fake versions of the Prisma application for Android threaten as many as 1.5 million users with unwanted advertisements and data theft.
- David Bisson
- August 05, 2016
- 09:00 AM
- 0
Android Trojan Threatens 2.8 Million Users with Unwanted Ads

A new trojan potentially threatens as many as 2.8 million Android users with unwanted mobile advertisements. On 29 July, researchers at the Russian computer security firm Doctor Web published an alert about the trojan, which goes by the name "Android.Spy.305.origin".
- David Bisson
- August 01, 2016
- 03:00 PM
- 1
Google Chrome 52.0.2743.82 released with 48 Security Fixes

Version 52.0.2743.82 of Google Chrome was released today that contains 48 security fixes. Of those 48 fixes, 17 were highlighted as coming from external sources and being eligible for a bounty for their disclosure.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 20, 2016
- 06:10 PM
- 1
Google is giving away extra Google Drive Storage for performing a Security Checkup

In honor of Safer Internet Day, Google is giving away 2GB of extra storage for completing their Security Checkup. This checkup will walk you through a series of checks to make sure you are using Google in the most secure manner possible.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 09, 2016
- 07:21 PM
- 1
Chrome 48 released with Security Fixes and New Features

Google 48 is here and includes 37 security fixes and bunch of new features. These features include the custom notification buttons, the deprecation of the RC4 encryption protocol, and the ability to present to Google cast devices.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 21, 2016
- 11:10 AM
- 0
Google Chrome v47.0.2526.106 released to resolve two Security Issues

Google has released version 47.0.2526.106 of Google Chrome today to resolve two Google discovered security vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities are identified as CVE-2015-6792 and these private security issues from internal audits and fuzzing and are mentioned in issue 569486.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 15, 2015
- 04:56 PM
- 0
Google Updates Safe Browsing to warn about Deceptive Sites

Google has updated their Safe Browsing feature to warn visitors of sites that are considered deceptive. Google categorizes deceptive sites as ones that pretend to act, or try to look and feel, like a trusted company or ones that try to trick you into doing something like calling for tech support or installing software.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 16, 2015
- 11:53 AM
- 0
The New York Times goes Virtual with Google Cardboard Viewer

The New York Times has partnered with Google to offer all of their home delivery subscribers a free Google Cardboard Viewer. This viewer along with The New York Time VR app allows you to enter an immersive 360-degreee virtual reality experience of their featured stories.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 07, 2015
- 11:36 AM
- 0
YouTube Red offers ad-free and Premium Content for Paid Subscribers

YouTube has announced a new monthly subscription service called YouTube Red that offers ad-free videos, YouTube only shows, offline saving, and background play. Starting on October 28th, U.S. visitors will be able to sign up for this new $9.99 monthly subscription that comes with a one month trial.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 22, 2015
- 05:21 PM
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