Security News

Google Blocks Unsafe Android App Sideloading in India for Improved Fraud Protection
2024-10-07 09:15

Google has announced that it's piloting a new security initiative that automatically blocks sideloading of potentially unsafe Android apps in India, after similar tests in Singapore, Thailand, and...

Google Pay alarms users with accidental ‘new card’ added emails
2024-10-06 13:00

Google Pay alarmed users this week after erroneously sending out "new card" added email notifications. Google has acknowledged that the email was "accidental" and that no user information was...

Google removes Kaspersky's antivirus software from Play Store
2024-10-04 16:03

Over the weekend, Google removed Kaspersky's Android security apps from the Google Play store and disabled the Russian company's developer accounts. [...]

‘Pig butchering’ trading apps found on Google Play, App Store
2024-10-03 19:36

Fake trading apps on Google Play and Apple's App Store lure victims into "pig butchering" scams that have a global reach. [...]

Google Adds New Pixel Security Features to Block 2G Exploits and Baseband Attacks
2024-10-03 17:00

Google has revealed the various security guardrails that have been incorporated into its latest Pixel devices to counter the rising threat posed by baseband security attacks. The cellular baseband...

Google Cloud Expands Confidential Computing Portfolio
2024-10-02 18:23

Users of Google Cloud’s virtual machines can now get in-house attestation for VMs that offer AMD encrypted virtualization.

Fake Trading Apps Target Victims Globally via Apple App Store and Google Play
2024-10-02 16:54

A large-scale fraud campaign leveraged fake trading apps published on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, as well as phishing sites, to defraud victims, per findings from Group-IB. The...

Is Google Password Manager Safe to Use in 2024?
2024-09-27 10:21

Google Password Manager is a free password management service built into Chrome and Google apps. Learn how it works and how secure it is in this detailed review.

Victims lose $70k to one single wallet-draining app on Google's Play Store
2024-09-26 14:08

Attackers got 10k people to download 'trusted' web3 brand cheat before Mountain View intervened The latest in a long line of cryptocurrency wallet-draining attacks has stolen $70,000 from people...

Fake WalletConnect app on Google Play steals Android users’ crypto
2024-09-26 13:11

A crypto draining app mimicking the legitimate 'WalletConnect' project has been distributed over Google Play for five months getting more than 10,000 downloads. [...]