Security News

Google Calls Proposed U.S. Wassenaar Rules ‘Not Feasible’ (Threatpost)
2015-07-20 18:38

As the clock winds down on the comment period for the United States government’s proposed implementation of the Wassenaar Arrangement export controls for intrusion software, Google officials say...

Google's Unguessable URLs (Schneier blog)
2015-07-20 11:11

Google Play Checks Bypassed by Hacking Team Android Backdoor (SecurityWeek)
2015-07-17 12:51

Hacking Team used fake app hosted on Google Play to install its spyware on Android devices (Help Net Security)
2015-07-17 12:39

The massive Hacking Team data leak includes the source code of a fake Android news app and instructions on how to use it, Trend Micro researchers have found. The app, dubbed BeNews after a now-defu...

Google Safe Browsing to start blocking sites with ads leading to unwanted software (Help Net Security)
2015-07-17 11:54

Ad networks that don't vet carefully what ads they serve will be the next "victims" of Google's Safe Browsing service. Since August 2014, Google has been on a sort of a crusade against unwanted sof...

Spying on the SpiesWith Google Maps (WIRED)
2015-07-17 10:51

Trend Micro discovers Hacking Team Android malware app that avoids Google Play checks (ZDNet)
2015-07-17 06:51

HackingTeams evil Android app had code to bypass Google Play screening (ArsTechnica)
2015-07-17 02:50

Google expanding security feature that prevents malware installs (ZDNet)
2015-07-16 20:50

Google to Expand Use of Safe Browsing to Stop Unwanted Software (Threatpost)
2015-07-16 17:40

Google is expanding the use of its Safe Browsing mechanism to warn users about a broader variety of unwanted software, in addition to the warnings they see regarding phishing pages, malware, and...