Security News

Google Unveils RETVec - Gmail's New Defense Against Spam and Malicious Emails
2023-11-30 13:08

Google has revealed a new multilingual text vectorizer called RETVec (short for Resilient and Efficient Text Vectorizer) to help detect potentially harmful content such as spam and malicious...

Google is retiring its Gmail Basic HTML view in January 2024
2023-09-25 16:08

Google is notifying Gmail users that the webmail's Basic HTML view will be deprecated in January 2024, and users will require modern browsers to continue using the service. The basic HTML view is a stripped-down version of Gmail that does not offer users chat, spell checking, keyboard shortcuts, adding or importing contacts, setting custom "From" addresses, or using rich text formatting.

Google Gmail continuously nagging to enable Enhanced Safe Browsing
2023-08-06 16:24

Google is urging users to activate its Enhanced Safe Browsing feature via numerous alerts in Gmail that keep coming back, even after you acknowledge them. Enhanced Safe Browsing was released in 2007 as an upgrade to Google's standard Safe Browsing feature that warns users when they visit known phishing and malware sites.

New Horabot campaign takes over victim's Gmail, Outlook accounts
2023-06-01 20:54

The malware enables the operators to take control of the victim's Gmail, Outlook, Hotmail, or Yahoo email accounts, steal email data and 2FA codes arriving in the inbox, and send phishing emails from the compromised accounts. The victim clicks on the hyperlink on the page and downloads a RAR archive that contains a batch file with a CMD extension, which downloads a PowerShell script that fetches trojan DLLs and a set of legitimate executables from the C2 server.

Google brings dark web monitoring to all U.S. Gmail users
2023-05-10 22:24

Google announced today that all Gmail users in the United States will soon be able to use the dark web report security feature to discover if their email address has been found on the dark web. Once enabled, it will allow Gmail users to scan the dark web for their email addresses and take action to protect their data based on guidance provided by Google.

Google adds passkey option to replace passwords on Gmail and other account services
2023-05-04 21:32

Google Account holders can now use passkeys instead of passwords to log in, Google announced in a security blog post on Wednesday. The passkey is shared with Google websites and apps, but not beyond them.

North Korean hackers using Chrome extensions to steal Gmail emails
2023-03-22 15:06

A joint cybersecurity advisory from the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the National Intelligence Service of the Republic of Korea warn about Kimsuky's use of Chrome extensions to steal target's Gmail emails. Kimsuky is a North Korean threat group that uses spear phishing to conduct cyber-espionage against diplomats, journalists, government agencies, university professors, and politicians.

Google Workspace admins can now use client-side encryption on Gmail and Calendar
2023-03-02 20:50

Google Workspace has expanded its client-side encryption to Gmail and Google Calendar for users of Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Standard and Education Plus, Google announced on Tuesday. Google Calendar for web browser, and Calendar on Android and iOS mobile apps in beta.

Gmail and Google Calendar Now Support Client-Side Encryption (CSE) to Boost Data Privacy
2023-03-01 09:55

Google has announced the general availability of client-side encryption for Gmail and Calendar, months after piloting the feature in late 2022. The data privacy controls enable "Even more organizations to become arbiters of their own data and the sole party deciding who has access to it," Google's Ganesh Chilakapati and Andy Wen said.

Google: Gmail client-side encryption now publicly available
2023-02-28 16:20

Gmail client-side encryption is now generally available for Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers. The feature was first introduced in Gmail on the web as a beta test in December 2022, after being available in Google Drive, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Google Meet, and Google Calendar since last year.