Security News

Google on scaling differential privacy across nearly three billion devices
2024-10-31 13:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Miguel Guevara, Product Manager, Privacy Safety and Security at Google, discusses the complexities involved in scaling differential privacy technology across...

New tool bypasses Google Chrome’s new cookie encryption system
2024-10-28 20:59

A researcher has released a tool to bypass Google's new App-Bound encryption cookie-theft defenses and extract saved credentials from the Chrome web browser. [...]

Lazarus Group Exploits Google Chrome Vulnerability to Control Infected Devices
2024-10-24 09:53

The North Korean threat actor known as Lazarus Group has been attributed to the zero-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome to seize control of infected devices....

How to enable Safe Browsing in Google Chrome on Android
2024-10-24 03:00

To safeguard your data, Google Chrome uses Safe Browsing to protect you from: harmful websites and extensions, malicious or intrusive advertisements, malware, phishing attacks, and social...

Samsung phone users under attack, Google warns
2024-10-24 00:16

Don't ignore this nasty zero day exploit says TAG A nasty bug in Samsung's mobile chips is being exploited by miscreants as part of an exploit chain to escalate privileges and then remotely...

Lazarus hackers used fake DeFi game to exploit Google Chrome zero-day
2024-10-23 18:03

The North Korean Lazarus hacking group exploited a Google Chrome zero-day tracked as CVE-2024-4947 through a fake decentralized finance (DeFi) game targeting individuals in the cryptocurrency space. [...]

Google to let businesses create curated Chrome Web Stores for extensions
2024-10-23 16:01

Google has announced it will soon allow organizations to create their own curated "Enterprise Web Store" of company-sanctioned browser extensions for Chrome and ChromeOS, aimed at improving...

Google Scholar has a 'verified email' for Sir Isaac Newton
2024-10-19 13:00

It's true: Google Scholar profile of the renowned former physicist and polymath, Sir Isaac Newton bears a "verified email" note. According to Google Scholar, Isaac Newton is a "Professor of...

Beware: Fake Google Meet Pages Deliver Infostealers in Ongoing ClickFix Campaign
2024-10-18 09:43

Threat actors are leveraging fake Google Meet web pages as part of an ongoing malware campaign dubbed ClickFix to deliver infostealers targeting Windows and macOS systems. "This tactic involves...

Fake Google Meet conference errors push infostealing malware
2024-10-17 21:00

A new ClickFix campaign is luring users to fraudulent Google Meet conference pages showing fake connectivity errors that deliver info-stealing malware for Windows and macOS operating systems. [...]