Security News

Google Patches 34 Browser Bugs in Chrome 67, Adds Spectre Fixes
2018-05-30 15:32

Google has rolled out its newest browser version (Chrome 67.0.3396.62) for Windows, Mac and Linux this week with new security fixes and biometric features.

Google Patches reCAPTCHA Bypass
2018-05-29 16:22

An exploit for the bypass vulnerability required an HTTP parameter pollution in a web application.

Surprise! Student receives $36,000 Google bug bounty for RCE flaw
2018-05-23 12:38

What's the only thing better than a bug bounty reward? A bug bounty reward you weren't expecting. Especially one that's worth $36,337.

Google in court over ‘clandestine tracking’ of 4.4m iPhone users
2018-05-23 12:14

The search giant could be looking at a giant fine of up to $4.3b.

Microsoft, Google: We've found a fourth variant of Meltdown-Spectre CPU holes
2018-05-21 21:00

Affects Intel and other processor makers Breaking Today, Microsoft and Google Project Zero will reveal a fourth variant of the speculative-execution-based security vulnerabilities in modern...

Microsoft trumps Google, Dropbox in business cloud storage wars
2018-05-21 20:07

A Spiceworks survey highlighted the overwhelming demand for better cloud security, and showed that most companies were turning to the tried and true option of Microsoft.

Researcher Earns $36,000 for Google App Engine Flaws
2018-05-21 12:55

An 18-year-old researcher has earned more than $36,000 from Google after finding a critical remote code execution vulnerability related to the Google App Engine. Part of the Google Cloud offering,...

Google will force Android OEMs to push out security patches regularly
2018-05-18 12:15

Android P, the ninth major version of the widely-used mobile OS, is expected to be released later this year. Google has already announced a slew of security and privacy improvements that will be...

‘Voice-Squatting’ Turns Alexa, Google Home into Silent Spies
2018-05-17 19:43

A team of academic researchers has demonstrated that it's possible to possible to closely mimic legitimate voice commands in order to carry out nefarious actions on these home assistants.

Alexa, Siri and Google can be tricked by commands you can’t hear
2018-05-17 12:47

Researchers have shown how attackers could trick voice assistants.