Tag: google
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Hackers abuse Google ads for GoDaddy ManageWP login phishing
A phishing campaign delivered through Google sponsored search results is targeting credentials for ManageWP, GoDaddy’s platform for managing fleets of WordPress websites. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-google-ads-for-godaddy-managewp-login-phishing/
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Yet Another Way to Bypass Google Chrome’s Encryption Protection
Authors of the VoidStealer Trojan uncovered a way to get around Google’s App-Bound Encryption (ABE), opening the door to infostealers. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/yet-another-way-bypass-google-chromes-encryption-protection
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Google Fixes CVSS 10 Gemini CLI Vulnerability Enabling GitHub Issue-Based RCE
Tags: cvss, github, google, hacker, injection, rce, remote-code-execution, supply-chain, vulnerabilityGoogle patches a CVSS 10 Gemini CLI vulnerability that allowed hackers to use prompt injection and privilege escalation for a full supply chain compromise. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/google-cvss-10-gemini-cli-vulnerability-github-rce/
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Google’s Android Apps Get Public Verification to Stop Supply Chain Attacks
Google has announced expanded Binary Transparency for Android as a way to safeguard the ecosystem from supply chain attacks.”This new public ledger ensures the Google apps on your device are exactly what we intended to build and distribute,” Google’s product and security teams said.The initiative builds upon the foundation of Pixel Binary Transparency, which Google…
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Chrome on Android can now hide your exact location from websites
Google is improving location privacy features that give users more control over sharing their location. On Chrome for Android, users can now choose to share their approximate … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/06/google-chrome-android-hide-location/
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Google expands Android Binary Transparency to counter supply chain attacks
Supply chain attacks on mobile software have grown alongside the expanding role of phones in daily life, from payments to government IDs to AI features. Google is responding … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/06/google-android-binary-transparency/
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Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts
Hackers abused Google AppSheet to send Meta phishing emails, compromising 30,000 Facebook business accounts across 50 countries. The post Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-appsheet-facebook-phishing-accountdumpling/
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Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk
Google patched an Android zero-click RCE flaw affecting multiple versions. Here’s what IT teams should know and how to reduce mobile risk. The post Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-android-zero-click-rce-patch/
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Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts
Hackers abused Google AppSheet to send Meta phishing emails, compromising 30,000 Facebook business accounts across 50 countries. The post Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-appsheet-facebook-phishing-accountdumpling/
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Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk
Google patched an Android zero-click RCE flaw affecting multiple versions. Here’s what IT teams should know and how to reduce mobile risk. The post Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-android-zero-click-rce-patch/
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Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts
Hackers abused Google AppSheet to send Meta phishing emails, compromising 30,000 Facebook business accounts across 50 countries. The post Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-appsheet-facebook-phishing-accountdumpling/
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Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk
Google patched an Android zero-click RCE flaw affecting multiple versions. Here’s what IT teams should know and how to reduce mobile risk. The post Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-android-zero-click-rce-patch/
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Critical Android vulnerability CVE-2026-0073 fixed by Google
Google patched a critical Android flaw (CVE”‘2026″‘0073) that lets attackers run code remotely without user action. Google released a security update for Android to address a critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE”‘2026″‘0073, in the System component. The bug allowed attackers to run code as the shell user without needing extra permissions, or any…
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Google to pay up to $1.5 million for zero-click Pixel Titan M exploits
Google has revised its Android and Chrome Vulnerability Reward Programs (VRPs), which pay security researchers to report vulnerabilities in Android, Google hardware, and the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/05/google-vulnerability-reward-program-android-chrome-pixel/
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The Back Door Attackers Know About, and Most Security Teams Still Haven’t Closed
Every AI tool, workflow automation, and productivity app your employees connected to Google or Microsoft this year left something behind: a persistent OAuth token with no expiration date, no automatic cleanup, and in most organizations, no one watching it. Your perimeter controls don’t see it. Your MFA doesn’t stop it. And when an attacker gets…
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Google now offers up to $1.5 million for some Android exploits
Google overhauls its Android and Chrome vulnerability rewards programs, offering bounties of up to $1.5 million for the most difficult exploits while scaling back payouts for flaws that artificial intelligence (AI) has made easier to find. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-now-offers-up-to-15-million-for-some-android-exploits/
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Cerberus Stalkerware Hits Google Play, Abuses Accessibility and Firebase for Remote Control
Cerberus Anti-theft, a long-running Android “security” app, is operating as full-featured stalkerware on Google Play, abusing accessibility services and Google Firebase to give abusers near-total remote control over victims’ phones. Once installed, Cerberus lets an abuser push a custom lock”‘screen notification to the victim’s device from a web dashboard at cerberusapp.com or a paired smartwatch.…
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Critical Android Zero-Click Vulnerability Enables Remote Shell Access
Google has released the Android Security Bulletin for May 2026, addressing a highly critical vulnerability that allows attackers to execute code remotely without any user interaction. Published on May 4, 2026, the latest security update focuses heavily on a severe flaw located within the Android System component. Threat actors can exploit this vulnerability to gain…
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DHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts
Using a 1930s trade law, Homeland Security targeted the man”, who hasn’t entered the US in more than a decade”, following posts on X condemning the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/dhs-demanded-google-surrender-data-on-canadians-activity-location-over-anti-ice-posts/
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Thousands of Facebook accounts stolen by phishing emails sent through Google
In an ongoing operation, hackers are hijacking Facebook accounts using Google AppSheet to send phishing emails that pass security checks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/05/thousands-of-facebook-accounts-stolen-by-phishing-emails-sent-through-google/
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Tuta Drive: Staatlich geförderter Angriff auf Google Drive und Dropbox
Tuta Drive startet als verschlüsselter Cloudspeicher. Dahinter steckt PQDrive, ein staatlich gefördertes Forschungsprojekt der Uni Wuppertal. First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sicherheit/datenschutz/tuta-drive-staatlich-gefoerderter-angriff-auf-google-drive-und-dropbox-328761.html
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Google Revamps Bug Bounty Programs: Android Rewards Rise, Chrome Payouts Drop in the Age of AI
Google revamps bug bounties: Android rewards rise to $1.5M, Chrome payouts drop, shifting focus to high-impact, AI-resistant vulnerabilities. Google has announced a major overhaul of its Vulnerability Reward Programs (VRP) for Android and Chrome, marking a strategic shift in how the company approaches cybersecurity. The update comes as artificial intelligence tools are reshaping the field…
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Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone
Both Cupertino and Google are imposing ever stricter limits on their phones but you have alternatives First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/05/01/buy_a_foss_fondleslab/
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Google AppSheet Exploited in 30,000-User Facebook Phishing Operation
Scammers are abusing Google AppSheet and Google Drive to bypass security filters and steal thousands of Facebook Business accounts globally. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/google-appsheet-facebook-accountdumpling-scam/
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ISMG Editors: North Korea’s Fake Meetings Fuel Crypto Heists
Also: Google’s $40B AI Bet, Insights From Google Next Conference. In this week’s panel, four ISMG editors discussed North Korea’s use of fake video meetings to fuel crypto fraud, Google’s $40 billion investment in Anthropic and what it signals for the AI race, and key takeaways from Google Next in Las Vegas on enterprise AI…
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Massive Facebook Phishing Operation Leverages AppSheet, Netlify, and Telegram
Cybersecurity researchers at Guardio Labs have uncovered a massive phishing operation dubbed AccountDumpling that has compromised more than 30,000 Facebook accounts worldwide. Unlike conventional phishing campaigns that rely on spoofed domains or compromised SMTP servers, this Vietnamese-linked operation abuses Google AppSheet to deliver fully authenticated malicious emails. Because the messages originate from legitimate Google infrastructure,…
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30,000 Facebook Accounts Hacked via Google AppSheet Phishing Campaign
A newly discovered Vietnamese-linked operation has been observed using a Google AppSheet as a “phishing relay” to distribute phishing emails with an aim to compromise Facebook accounts.The activity has been codenamed AccountDumpling by Guardio, with the scheme selling the stolen accounts back through an illicit storefront run by the threat actors. In all, roughly 30,000…
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Billions of Chrome Users Urged to Update After Google Patches 30 Security Flaws
Google patched 30 Chrome vulnerabilities, including four Critical flaws. Here’s what users should know and how to update Chrome and Firefox. The post Billions of Chrome Users Urged to Update After Google Patches 30 Security Flaws appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-chrome-security-update-30-vulnerabilities-april-2026/
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Google’s fix for critical Gemini CLI bug might break your CI/CD pipelines
This CVSS 10.0 RCE vuln has been patched, automatically for some, so better check those workflows First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/googles_fix_for_critical_gemini/
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PwC partners with Google Cloud to take on the managed security market
The professional services firm is stepping up its managed security ambitions with a Google Cloud-powered service that leans on agentic AI. The target market is companies that have outgrown DIY security. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/pwc-partners-with-google-cloud-to-take-on-the-managed-security-market/818933/