Google Fixes High-Severity Chrome Flaw Actively Exploited in the Wild Aug 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Vulnerability Google has rolled out security fixes to address a high-severity security flaw in its Chrome browser that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-7971, the vulnerability has Read more…
Google Abandons Plan to Phase Out Third-Party Cookies in Chrome Jul 23, 2024NewsroomOnline Privacy / Regulatory Compliance Google on Monday abandoned plans to phase out third-party tracking cookies in its Chrome web browser more than four years after it introduced the option as part of a larger set of a Read more…
Google to Block Entrust Certificates in Chrome Starting November 2024 Jun 29, 2024NewsroomCybersecurity / Website Security Google has announced that it’s going to start blocking websites that use certificates from Entrust starting around November 1, 2024, in its Chrome browser, citing compliance failures and the certificate authority’s inability to address Read more…
Google Warns of Pixel Firmware Security Flaw Exploited as Zero-Day Google has warned that a security flaw impacting Pixel Firmware has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day. The high-severity vulnerability, tagged as CVE-2024-32896, has been described as an elevation of privilege issue in Pixel Firmware. The company did Read more…
Google Takes Down Influence Campaigns Tied to China, Indonesia, and Russia Google has revealed that it took down 1,320 YouTube channels and 1,177 Blogger blogs as part of a coordinated influence operation connected to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “The coordinated inauthentic network uploaded content in Chinese and English Read more…
Google Maps Timeline Data to be Stored Locally on Your Device for Privacy Google has announced plans to store Maps Timeline data locally on users’ devices instead of their Google account effective December 1, 2024. The changes were originally announced by the tech giant in December 2023, alongside updates to Read more…
Google Patches Yet Another Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability Google has rolled out fixes to address a set of nine security issues in its Chrome browser, including a new zero-day that has been exploited in the wild. Assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-4947, the vulnerability relates to a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript and Read more…
Google Launches AI-Powered Theft and Data Protection Features for Android Devices Google has announced a slew of privacy and security features in Android, including a suite of advanced protection features to help secure users’ devices and data in the event of a theft. These features aim to help protect data Read more…
Apple and Google Launch Cross-Platform Feature to Detect Unwanted Bluetooth Tracking Devices Apple and Google on Monday officially announced the rollout of a new feature that notifies users across both iOS and Android if a Bluetooth tracking device is being used to stealthily keep tabs on them without their knowledge Read more…
FIN7 Hacker Group Leverages Malicious Google Ads to Deliver NetSupport RAT The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7 has been observed leveraging malicious Google ads spoofing legitimate brands as a means to deliver MSIX installers that culminate in the deployment of NetSupport RAT. “The threat actors used malicious websites to impersonate well-known brands, including AnyDesk, WinSCP, Read more…