Security News

XSS security hole in Gmail’s dynamic email
2019-11-20 12:08

The bug was fixed at least a month ago so users receiving dynamic email content have one less thing to worry about.

Wondering where that upcoming meeting with 'Cheap Viagra' came from? Spammers beat Gmail filters by abusing Google Calendar, Forms, Photos, Analytics...
2019-06-11 23:54

Kaspersky fingers pro-G filters for letting cyber-muck through Spammers are abusing the preferential treatment Google affords its own apps to score free passes through Gmail's spam filters, it was...

G Suite users will have ‘confidential’ Gmail mode set to ON by default
2019-06-03 10:18

Google announced that on 25 June 2019, Gmail's confidential mode will be switched on by default as the feature becomes generally available.

G Suite to get Gmail confidential mode, on by default
2019-05-30 09:13

Earlier this year, Google introduced Gmail confidential mode for both consumer and G Suite users. While the former were able to use it immediately, the latter depended on whether their domain...

Trend Micro extends protection to cover GCP, containers, Gmail
2019-04-14 23:00

Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, announced enhancements to its Deep Security and Cloud App Security products designed to extend protection to virtual machines on the Google...

Ongoing DNS Hijacking Campaign Targets Gmail, PayPal, Netflix Users
2019-04-05 16:00

A DNS hijacking campaign that has been ongoing for the past three months is targeting the users of popular online services, including Gmail, PayPal, and Netflix.  As part of the campaign, the...

Using Gmail "Dot Addresses" to Commit Fraud
2019-02-06 16:24

In Gmail addresses, the dots don't matter. The account "[email protected]" maps to the exact same address as "[email protected]" and "[email protected]" -- and so on....

Scammers Abuse Gmail Address Feature in Attacks
2019-02-06 16:09

A group of scammers has been abusing a Gmail feature that gives users control over all dotted versions of their Gmail addresses. read more

More phishing attacks on Yahoo and Gmail SMS 2FA authentication
2018-12-21 17:17

The second report in a week has analysed phishing attacks that are attempting – and probably succeeding – in bypassing older forms of two-factor authentication (2FA).

Gmail Glitch Enables Anonymous Messages in Phishing Attacks
2018-11-20 19:59

A glitch in the UX in Gmail allows the “from” field to be forged so there is no sender listed in the email's header.