Security News

BBVA partners with Google Cloud to improve security infrastructure for financial services
2021-02-24 01:00

BBVA and Google Cloud announced a new strategic partnership to transform the bank's security strategy by optimizing and improving its security infrastructure. BBVA is the first bank in Europe to deploy Chronicle, Google Cloud's security analytics platform that allows teams to store and analyze all their security data in one place to detect and investigate threats at scale.

Google Chrome rolls back FPS Meter changes after user complaints
2021-02-23 22:54

Google has brought the FPS, or frame rate, reading back to the Google Chrome FPS meter after users were upset about its removal. Google Chrome includes a tool called 'FPS Meter' that allowed users to see the frame rate of a web page they were visiting.

Google Chrome's FPS meter shows frame rate again after complaints
2021-02-23 22:54

Google has brought the FPS, or frame rate, reading back to the Google Chrome FPS meter after users were upset about its removal. Google Chrome includes a tool called 'FPS Meter' that allowed users to see the frame rate of a web page they were visiting.

Google adds Password Checkup support to Android autofill
2021-02-23 17:00

Google is adding support for the Password Checkup service to Android applications through the passwords autofill feature to warn users if their saved passwords have been compromised or leaked in data breaches. The company initially released the Password Checkup Chrome extension in February 2019 to alert users when their saved logins are weak or affected by a breach.

Mindtree announced as Google Cloud partner, helping orgs through the cloud migration journey
2021-02-23 01:15

Mindtree announced that it has achieved the Application Development Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program. The Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program is designed to provide Google Cloud customers with qualified partners that have demonstrated technical proficiency and proven success in specialized solution and service areas.

Warning: Google Alerts abused to push fake Adobe Flash updater
2021-02-21 14:24

Threat actors are using Google Alerts to promote a fake Adobe Flash Player updater that installs other unwanted programs on unsuspecting users' computers. This past week, BleepingComputer has been monitoring fake stories being indexed by Google and pushed out by Google Alerts.

Hackers abuse Google Apps Script to steal credit cards, bypass CSP
2021-02-18 17:56

Attackers are abusing Google's Apps Script business application development platform to steal credit card information submitted by customers of e-commerce websites while shopping online. They take advantage of the fact that online stores would consider Google's Apps Script domain as trusted and potentially whitelisting all Google subdomains in their sites' CSP configuration.

Masslogger Swipes Microsoft Outlook, Google Chrome Credentials
2021-02-17 16:31

Cybercriminals are targeting Windows users with a new variant of the Masslogger trojan, which is spyware designed to swipe victims' credentials from Microsoft Outlook, Google Chrome and various instant-messenger accounts. When the Masslogger variant launched its infection chain, it disguised its malicious RAR files as Compiled HTML files.

Knowledge graphs: The secret of Google Search and now XDR
2021-02-17 06:00

While it sounds impossible, the same technological approach that helped index the entire Web can come in handy: a knowledge graph - similar to what powers Google Search - is an ideal technology foundation to make a generational leap in threat detection and response. To address these challenges, organizations are starting to use knowledge graphs and other advances including ML-led threat analysis, incorporation of threat hunting expertise, and better data management.

Apple will proxy Safe Browsing requests to hide iOS users' IP from Google
2021-02-15 19:55

Apple's upcoming iOS 14.5 update will come with a new feature that will redirect all fraudulent website checks through its own proxy servers as a workaround to preserve user privacy and prevent leaking IP addresses to Google. To achieve this, Apple relies on Google Safe Browsing - or Tencent Safe Browsing for users in Mainland China - a blocklist service that provides a list of URLs for web resources that contain malware or phishing content, to compare a hash prefix calculated from the website address and check if the website is fraudulent.