Security News

Google Chrome Adds V8 Sandbox - A New Defense Against Browser Attacks
2024-04-08 13:51

Google has announced support for what's called a V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser in an effort to address memory corruption issues. The sandbox, according to V8 Security technical lead Samuel...

Google Sues App Developers Over Fake Crypto Investment App Scam
2024-04-08 05:25

Google has filed a lawsuit against two app developers for engaging in an "international online consumer investment fraud scheme" that tricked users into downloading bogus Android apps from the...

Google fixes one more Chrome zero-day exploited at Pwn2Own
2024-04-03 16:39

Google has fixed another zero-day vulnerability in the Chrome browser, which was exploited by security researchers during the Pwn2Own hacking contest last month. One week ago, Google fixed two more Chrome zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024.

Google Warns: Android Zero-Day Flaws in Pixel Phones Exploited by Forensic Companies
2024-04-03 16:10

Google has disclosed that two Android security flaws impacting its Pixel smartphones have been exploited in the wild by forensic companies. The high-severity zero-day vulnerabilities are as...

Google Cloud/Cloud Security Alliance Report: IT and Security Pros Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About AI
2024-04-03 16:00

The C-suite is more familiar with AI technologies than their IT and security staff, according to a report from the Cloud Security Alliance commissioned by Google Cloud. The report, published on April 3, addressed whether IT and security professionals fear AI will replace their jobs, the benefits and challenges of the increase in generative AI and more.

Google fixes two Pixel zero-day flaws exploited by forensics firms
2024-04-03 14:47

Google has fixed two Google Pixel zero-days exploited by forensic firms to unlock phones without a PIN and gain access to the data stored within them. While the April 2024 security bulletin for Android didn't contain anything severe, the corresponding April 2024 bulletin for Pixel devices disclosed active exploitation of two vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2024-29745 and CVE-2024-29748 flaws.

Google Chrome Beta Tests New DBSC Protection Against Cookie-Stealing Attacks
2024-04-03 13:07

Google on Tuesday said it's piloting a new feature in Chrome called Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) to help protect users against session cookie theft by malware. The prototype – currently...

Authy vs Google Authenticator: Two-Factor Authenticator Comparison
2024-04-03 13:00

Authy and Google Authenticator are two popular two-factor authentication tools that do just that. Another popular authenticator app is Google Authenticator.

Google bakes new cookie strategy that will leave crooks with a bad taste
2024-04-03 12:08

Your profile can be used to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests. Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other services, possible interests and personal aspects.

Class-Action Lawsuit against Google’s Incognito Mode
2024-04-03 11:01

Google has agreed to delete "Billions of data records" the company collected while users browsed the web using Incognito mode, according to documents filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday. The agreement, part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed in 2020, caps off years of disclosures about Google's practices that shed light on how much data the tech giant siphons from its users­-even when they're in private-browsing mode.