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Google: How to make any AMD Zen CPU always generate 4 as a random number
2025-02-04 23:30

Malicious microcode vulnerability discovered, fixes rolling out for Epycs at least Googlers have not only figured out how to break AMD's security – allowing them to load unofficial microcode into...

Google Play, Apple App Store apps caught stealing crypto wallets
2025-02-04 20:16

A new campaign dubbed 'SparkCat' has been uncovered, targeting the cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases of Android and iOS users using optical character recognition (OCR) stealers. [...]

Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation
2025-02-04 08:18

Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities Google has released its February Android security updates, including a fix for a high-severity kernel-level vulnerability, which...

Google Patches 47 Android Security Flaws, Including Actively Exploited CVE-2024-53104
2025-02-04 04:51

Google has shipped patches to address 47 security flaws in its Android operating system, including one it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is...

Google fixes Android kernel zero-day exploited in attacks
2025-02-03 20:10

The February 2025 Android security updates patch 48 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day kernel vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild. [...]

Google says hackers abuse Gemini AI to empower their attacks
2025-02-01 17:14

Multiple state-sponsored groups are experimenting with the AI-powered Gemini assistant from Google to increase productivity and to conduct research on potential infrastructure for attacks or for...

Malvertising Scam Uses Fake Google Ads to Hijack Microsoft Advertising Accounts
2025-02-01 03:22

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malvertising campaign that's targeting Microsoft advertisers with bogus Google ads that aim to take them to phishing pages that are capable of...

Google Bans 158,000 Malicious Android App Developer Accounts in 2024
2025-01-31 10:45

Google said it blocked over 2.36 million policy-violating Android apps from being published to the Google Play app marketplace in 2024 and banned more than 158,000 bad developer accounts that...

Google to Iran: Yes, we see you using Gemini for phishing and scripting. We're onto you
2025-01-31 01:30

And you, China, Russia, North Korea ... Guardrails block malware generation Google says it's spotted Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and North Korean government agents using its Gemini AI for nefarious...

Google blocked 2.36 million risky Android apps from Play Store in 2024
2025-01-30 20:57

Google blocked 2.3 million Android app submissions to the Play Store in 2024 due to violations of its policies that made them potentially risky for users. [...]