Security News

Another API bug spurs Google to ditch consumer Google+ sooner than planned
2018-12-11 10:32

Google has unearthed another Google+ API bug, which prompted it to accelerate the sunsetting of all Google+APIs and that of the consumer version of Google+. The API bug The bug was introduced in...

Fresh Google+ Bug Exposed 52.2 Million Users' Data
2018-12-11 10:03

Google Advances Date for Mothballing Google+ Social Network for ConsumersGoogle says a buggy API update it pushed last month for its soon-to-be-mothballed Google+ social network exposed personal...

Latest Google+ flaw leads Chocolate Factory to shut down site early
2018-12-11 00:36

52.5 million accounts at risk, tens of people are worried Google says it will be speeding up the dismantling of its Google+ social network following the discovery of a new security bug that...

Google+ to Shut Down Early After New API Flaw Hits 52.5 Million Users
2018-12-10 21:03

Google today revealed that Google+ has suffered another massive data breach, forcing the tech giant to shut down its struggling social network four months earlier than its actual scheduled date,...

New Bug Prompts Earlier End to Google+ Social Network
2018-12-10 20:57

Google said Monday it will close the consumer version of its online social network sooner than originally planned due to the discovery of a new software bug. read more

Google Accelerates Google+ Shutdown After New Bug Discovered
2018-12-10 19:13

The consumer version of Google+ will now be shut down in April instead of August after a bug was found that impacts at least 50 million users.

Google Launches Cloud Security Command Center in Beta
2018-12-07 15:35

Google this week announced the availability of several new features for its Google Cloud Platform (GCP) customers, as part of the beta release of its Cloud Security Command Center (Cloud SCC).  read more

22 Android click fraud apps with 2M+ downloads removed from Google Play Store
2018-12-07 14:47

Fraudulent apps rely on a backdoor opened to receive instructions from a command and control server, opening users to greater potential harm.

Google ASPIRE to Boost Android Security and Privacy
2018-12-06 16:32

Google is stepping up its effort to improve the security and privacy of Android with a new initiative called ASPIRE (Android Security and PrIvacy REsearch).  read more

Google Patches More Than 50 Android Vulnerabilities in December
2018-12-06 15:08

Google this week released a set of security patches for Android, to address over 50 vulnerabilities in the mobile operating system. read more