Security News

Google Chrome Affected By Magellan 2.0 Flaws
2019-12-27 16:45

Researchers warn that five vulnerabilities that stem from SQLite could enable remote code execution.

Apple and Google Stop Distributing ToTok Messaging App
2019-12-24 13:33

UAE Government Allegedly Built App to Spy on Citizens; Rival Offerings BannedApple and Google have stopped distributing a popular messaging app marketed to English and Arabic speakers called...

Man jailed for $122 million scam that fooled Google and Facebook
2019-12-23 10:35

Lithuanian Evaldas Rimasauskas has been sentenced to five years in jail for successfully defrauding two US companies out of $122 million.

Five years for the man who scammed Facebook and Google out of $120m by cunning use of email
2019-12-20 12:00

Lithuanian bloke gets half a decade for the mother of all phishing schemes A Lithuanian hacker will spend the next five years behind bars for masterminding a massive $120m (£92.05m) business email...

Google Promises Upfront Financial Help for Securing Open Source Projects
2019-12-20 09:33

Six years into running the Patch Rewards Program to help improve the security of open source projects, Google has decided to provide upfront financial support for such initiatives. read more

Amazon, Apple, Google and Zigbee Alliance to develop a royalty-free connectivity standard
2019-12-20 04:00

Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance, announced a new working group that plans to develop and promote the adoption of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard to increase compatibility...

Lithuanian Man Sentenced to Prison Over BEC Scheme Targeting Facebook, Google
2019-12-19 19:34

Evaldas Rimasauskas, a Lithuanian national involved in a highly profitable business email compromise (BEC) scheme that targeted Google and Facebook, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison, the...

Facebook, Google Announce 2020 Asia-Pacific Bug Hunting Conference
2019-12-18 19:29

Facebook and Google this week announced that they will partner again next year for the second edition of BountyCon, their Asia-Pacific bug hunting conference.  read more

Fifth Fired Google Worker Files Federal Labor Complaint
2019-12-18 15:00

A fifth former Google worker has filed a complaint with federal regulators accusing the company of improperly firing employees for labor organizing activity. Kathryn Spiers, a security engineer,...

Google to choke off ‘less secure applications’
2019-12-18 10:50

If you're entering a username and password to give an app access to a G Suite account, beware: you won't be able to do it for much longer.