Security News

Google fixes flaw that could unmask YouTube users' email addresses
2025-02-12 11:00

Google has fixed two vulnerabilities that, when chained together, could expose the email addresses of YouTube accounts, causing a massive privacy breach for those using the site anonymously. [...]

Google Confirms Android SafetyCore Enables AI-Powered On-Device Content Classification
2025-02-11 15:13

Google has stepped in to clarify that a newly introduced Android System SafetyCore app does not perform any client-side scanning of content. "Android provides many on-device protections that...

Hackers Exploit Google Tag Manager to Deploy Credit Card Skimmers on Magento Stores
2025-02-10 15:16

Threat actors have been observed leveraging Google Tag Manager (GTM) to deliver credit card skimmer malware targeting Magento-based e-commerce websites. Website security company Sucuri said the...

Week in review: Exploited 7-Zip 0-day flaw, crypto-stealing malware found on App Store, Google Play
2025-02-09 09:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Russian cybercrooks exploiting 7-Zip zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-0411) CVE-2025-0411, a...

Fake Google Chrome Sites Distribute ValleyRAT Malware via DLL Hijacking
2025-02-06 14:34

Bogus websites advertising Google Chrome have been used to distribute malicious installers for a remote access trojan called ValleyRAT. The malware, first detected in 2023, is attributed to a...

Crypto-stealing iOS, Android malware found on App Store, Google Play
2025-02-05 11:09

A number of iOS and Android apps on Apple’s and Google’s official app stores contain a software development kit (SDK) that allows them to exfiltrate cryptowallets’ seed recovery phrases, Kaspersky...

Google: How to make any AMD Zen CPU always generate 4 as a random number
2025-02-04 23:30

Malicious microcode vulnerability discovered, fixes rolling out for Epycs at least Googlers have not only figured out how to break AMD's security – allowing them to load unofficial microcode into...

Google Play, Apple App Store apps caught stealing crypto wallets
2025-02-04 20:16

A new campaign dubbed 'SparkCat' has been uncovered, targeting the cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases of Android and iOS users using optical character recognition (OCR) stealers. [...]

Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation
2025-02-04 08:18

Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities Google has released its February Android security updates, including a fix for a high-severity kernel-level vulnerability, which...

Google Patches 47 Android Security Flaws, Including Actively Exploited CVE-2024-53104
2025-02-04 04:51

Google has shipped patches to address 47 security flaws in its Android operating system, including one it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is...