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Google sees 68% drop in Android memory safety flaws over 5 years
2024-09-25 17:00

The percentage of Android vulnerabilities caused by memory safety issues has dropped from 76% in 2019 to only 24% in 2024, representing a massive decrease of over 68% in five years. [...]

Google's Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 68%
2024-09-25 17:00

Google has revealed that its transition to memory-safe languages such as Rust as part of its secure-by-design approach has led to the percentage of memory-safe vulnerabilities discovered in...

Who’s watching you the closest online? Google, duh
2024-09-24 19:45

Four Chocolate Factory trackers cracked the Top 25 in all regions Google, once again, is the "undisputed leader" when it comes to monitoring people's behavior on the internet, according to...

New Octo Android malware version impersonates NordVPN, Google Chrome
2024-09-24 09:00

A new version of the Octo Android malware, named "Octo2," has been seen spreading across Europe under the guise of NordVPN, Google Chrome, and an app called Europe Enterprise. [...]

Android malware 'Necro' infects 11 million devices via Google Play
2024-09-23 15:15

A new version of the Necro Trojan malware for Android was installed on 11 million devices through Google Play in malicious SDK supply chain attacks. [...]

New Google Chrome feature will translate complex pages in real time
2024-09-22 14:19

Google is testing a new API that uses machine learning models to offer real-time language translation for inputted text and to make it easier to translate web pages. [...]

Chrome Users Can Now Sync Passkeys Across Devices with New Google PIN Feature
2024-09-20 05:33

Google on Thursday unveiled a Password Manager PIN to let Chrome web users sync their passkeys across Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, and Android devices. "This PIN adds an additional layer of...

Google Password Manager now automatically syncs your passkeys
2024-09-19 16:00

Google announced that starting today, passkeys added to Google Password Manager will automatically sync between Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and ChromeOS devices for logged-in users. [...]

Google Cloud Document AI flaw (still) allows data theft despite bounty payout
2024-09-17 20:15

Chocolate Factory downgrades risk, citing the need for attacker access Overly permissive settings in Google Cloud's Document AI service could be abused by data thieves to break into Cloud Storage...

Google Chrome Switches to ML-KEM for Post-Quantum Cryptography Defense
2024-09-17 12:22

Google has announced that it will be switching from KYBER to ML-KEM in its Chrome web browser as part of its ongoing efforts to defend against the risk posed by cryptographically relevant quantum...