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Zero-day Chrome/Windows combo actively exploited in the wild

March 8, 2019

We now know why a number of Googlers made a point to urge users to implement the latest Chrome update as soon as possible: the vulnerability (CVE-2019-5786) is definitely …

Google plugs Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild

March 6, 2019

If you’re using Google’s Chrome browser and have not yet upgraded to the latest available version, do so now or risk being hit by attackers. About CVE-2019-5786 …

Cisco partners with Google Station to provide sustainable public Wi-Fi

February 25, 2019

Cisco announced that it is working with Google Station on a mission to include one billion people in the growth opportunities of the digital economy. The program will provide …

Adiantum: A new encryption scheme for low-end Android devices

February 8, 2019

Google has created an alternative disk and file encryption mode for low-end Android devices that don’t have enough computation power to use the Advanced Encryption …

Google’s new Chrome extension flags insecure passwords

February 6, 2019

As the number of compromised and leaked credentials rises inexorably with each passing day, Google has decided to help users choose safe combinations for all their online …

Google also abused its Apple developer certificate to collect iOS user data

January 31, 2019

It turns out that Google, like Facebook, abused its Apple Enterprise Developer Certificate to distribute a data collection app to iOS users, in direct contravention of …

Industry reactions to Google’s €50 million GDPR violation fine

January 22, 2019

On 21 January 2019, the French National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) imposed a financial penalty of €50 million against Google, in accordance with the GDPR. This is the …

G Suite warns admins about domain data exfiltration attempts

January 9, 2019

Google has rolled out new options for the G Suite alert center, to help administrators battle phishing emails more efficiently and spot data export operations initiated by …

Another API bug spurs Google to ditch consumer Google+ sooner than planned

December 11, 2018

Google has unearthed another Google+ API bug, which prompted it to accelerate the sunsetting of all Google+APIs and that of the consumer version of Google+. The API bug The …

Chrome 71 is out, with several security changes

December 5, 2018

Google has released Chrome 71 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. The newest version of the popular browser comes with 43 security fixes and many new features, including …

Chrome will start warning users about shady mobile subscription pages

November 9, 2018

Google has announced that, starting from Chrome 71, users will be explicitly warned when attempting to visit pages that try to trick them into signing up for mobile-based …

New techniques expose your browsing history to attackers

November 2, 2018

Security researchers at UC San Diego and Stanford have discovered four new ways to expose Internet users’ browsing histories. These techniques could be used by hackers …