Security News

Google, Facebook, Twitter Asked to Testify in Russia Probe
2017-09-28 00:41

The Senate Intelligence Committee has asked top tech companies Google, Facebook and Twitter to testify about Russian interference in US politics, a Senate aide confirmed Wednesday. read more

Google Researcher Publishes PoC Exploit for Apple iPhone Wi-Fi Chip Hack
2017-09-27 03:49

You have now another good reason to update your iPhone to newly released iOS 11—a security vulnerability in iOS 10 and earlier now has a working exploit publicly available. Gal Beniamini, a...

Google Discloses Critical Wi-Fi Flaws Affecting iOS, Android
2017-09-26 15:17

Google Project Zero has disclosed the details of two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting the Broadcom Wi-Fi chips found in many Android and iOS devices. read more

Google Patches High Risk Flaws in Chrome
2017-09-23 01:18

Google this week released an updated version of Chrome 61 to address two High severity vulnerabilities. Available for download as version 61.0.3163.100, the new Chrome iteration was pushed to all...

Google Chrome most resilient against attacks, researchers find
2017-09-19 20:11

Researchers have analyzed Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer, and found Chrome to be the most resilient against attacks. “Modern web browsers such as Chrome or Edge improved...

Google, Spotify Release Open Source Cloud Security Tools
2017-09-19 14:36

Google and music service Spotify announced last week the launch of Forseti Security, a community-driven collection of open source tools designed to improve security in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)...

Millions Download "ExpensiveWall" Malware via Google Play
2017-09-18 01:15

A newly discovered Android malware that managed to infect at least 50 applications in Google Play has been downloaded between 1 million and 4.2 million times, Check Point researchers warn. read more

Yet Another Android Malware Infects Over 4.2 Million Google Play Store Users
2017-09-15 03:04

Even after so many efforts by Google, malicious apps somehow managed to fool its Play Store's anti-malware protections and infect people with malicious software. The same happened once again when...

Google Dashboard becomes mobile-friendly
2017-09-12 17:08

Google Dashboard, a privacy tool through which users can see what Google has learned about them through their use of the company’s products, has been redesigned. “Google Dashboard launched in 2009...

Siri, Alexa, Google Now Vulnerable to Ultrasound Attacks (Security Week)
2017-09-07 17:40

A team of researchers from the Zhejiang University in China have demonstrated how several popular speech recognition systems can be controlled using ultrasound via an attack method they have...