Security News

Good Article About Google's Project Zero (Schneier on Security)
2017-06-30 11:05

Fortune magazine just published a good article about Google's Project Zero, which finds and publishes exploits in other companies' software products. I have mixed feeling about it. The project...

Google Hit With $2.7 Billion Antitrust Fine (Threatpost)
2017-06-27 19:50

Claiming the company abused its dominance as a search engine to push its shopping service, search giant Google was hit with a hefty $2.7 billion fine this week.

Google researcher uncovers another RCE in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (Help Net Security)
2017-06-27 19:02

Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy has unearthed yet another critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, which powers a number of the...

Google's $2.73 Billion Fine Demonstrates Importance of GDPR Compliance (Security Week)
2017-06-27 15:59

The European Commission (EC) has levied a €2.42 billion ($2.73 billion) fine against Google because it "has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to another...

Google Security Researcher Pops Microsoft's AV Defenses (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-27 13:02

In Response, Microsoft Has Patched Its Malware Protection EngineA Google security researcher has once again found a potentially devastating vulnerability in Microsoft's Malware Protection Engine,...

Google Gets Record-Breaking $2.7 Billion Fine for Manipulating Search Results (The Hackers News)
2017-06-27 04:08

Google has just lost its biggest regulatory battle! Google has been hit with a record-breaking $2.7 billion (€2.42 billion) fine by the European antitrust officials for unfairly manipulating...

Google Stops Scanning Gmail Content for Ad Targeting (Security Week)
2017-06-26 18:17

Google on Friday announced plans to stop scanning the content of consumer Gmail addresses for personalizing the ads it serves to users. read more

More Android apps from dangerous Ztorg family sneak into Google Play (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-20 21:36

Almost 100 such apps, with >1 million downloads, found so far (but not by Google).

More Android apps from dangerous Ztorg family sneak into Google Play (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-20 21:36

Almost 100 such apps, with >1 million downloads, found so far (but not by Google).

Google Removes Two Ztorg Trojans from Play Marketplace (Threatpost)
2017-06-20 13:26

Google removed two apps, Magic Browser, and Noise Detector, that were vehicles for the Ztorg Trojan, Kaspersky Lab said.