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Beware: Malicious Google Ads Trick WinSCP Users into Installing Malware
2023-11-17 13:31

Threat actors are leveraging manipulated search results and bogus Google ads that trick users who are looking to download legitimate software such as WinSCP into installing malware instead....

Hackers Could Exploit Google Workspace and Cloud Platform for Ransomware Attacks
2023-11-16 11:18

A set of novel attack methods has been demonstrated against Google Workspace and the Google Cloud Platform that could be potentially leveraged by threat actors to conduct ransomware, data...

Google Workspace weaknesses allow plaintext password theft
2023-11-15 18:30

Exploits come with caveats, but Google says no fixes as user security should do the heavy lifting here Novel weaknesses in Google Workspace have been exposed by researchers, with exploits...

Google sues scammers peddling fake malware-riddled Bard chatbot download
2023-11-14 00:59

Plus: Chocolate Factory launches second lawsuit against false DMCA takedowns Google has sued three scammers for offering a fake download of its Bard AI chatbot that contained malware capable of...

Google Chrome & Microsoft Edge to get 'Save Frame' feature for YouTube
2023-11-12 21:40

You can soon right-click on any YouTube video in Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome and save the frame in the original resolution and PNG format. Following the introduction of an option to "Copy video frame" on YouTube, Google has now implemented an additional feature allowing you to "Save" video frames directly.

Cloudflare website down, showing ‘We’re sorry’ Google errors
2023-11-09 21:25

"Cloudflare is investigating an ongoing outage causing 'We're sorry" Google errors to be shown on the company's website. The message on Cloudflare's website also contains a Google logo with a font face that doesn't match the current design and looks "a little off," as Cloudflare's Head of Organic Social Ryan Knight said.

Google ads push malicious CPU-Z app from fake Windows news site
2023-11-09 16:09

A threat actor has been abusing Google Ads to distribute a trojanized version of the CPU-Z tool to deliver the Redline info-stealing malware. [...]

Google Cloud’s Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2024 Include Generative AI-Based Attacks
2023-11-09 15:52

What will cybersecurity look like in 2024? Google Cloud's global Cybersecurity Forecast found that generative AI can help attackers and defenders and urged security personnel to look out for nation-state backed attacks and more. Threat actors will use generative AI and large language models in phishing and other social engineering scams, Google Cloud predicted.

SecuriDropper: New Android Dropper-as-a-Service Bypasses Google's Defenses
2023-11-06 14:09

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new dropper-as-a-service (DaaS) for Android called SecuriDropper that bypasses new security restrictions imposed by Google and delivers the malware....

Google Play will mark independently validated VPN apps
2023-11-06 10:32

Roid VPN apps that have gone through an independent security validation will now be able to claim that distinction on Google Play with a prominent badge in their Data Safety section. "We've launched this banner beginning with VPN apps due to the sensitive and significant amount of user data these apps handle," said Nataliya Stanetsky from Google's Android Security and Privacy Team.