Tag: google
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Apple says zero-day bugs exploited against ‘specific targeted individuals’ using iOS
One of the bugs was discovered by Google’s security researchers who investigate government-backed cyberattacks. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/apple-says-zero-day-bugs-exploited-against-specific-targeted-individuals-using-ios/
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Google blocked over 5 billion ads in 2024 amid rise in AI-powered scams
Google blocked 5.1 billion ads and suspended more than 39.2 million advertiser accounts in 2024, according to its 2024 Ads Safety Report released this week. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-blocked-over-5-billion-ads-in-2024-amid-rise-in-ai-powered-scams/
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Google begins unifying search country domains to Google.com
Google has announced that it’s retiring separate country code top-level domain names like google.co.uk or google.com.br and redirecting users to Google.com. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-begins-unifying-search-country-domains-to-googlecom/
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Google Blocked 5.1B Harmful Ads and Suspended 39.2M Advertiser Accounts in 2024
Tags: googleGoogle on Wednesday revealed that it suspended over 39.2 million advertiser accounts in 2024, with a majority of them identified and blocked by its systems before it could serve harmful ads to users.In all, the tech giant said it stopped 5.1 billion bad ads, restricted 9.1 billion ads, and blocked or restricted ads on 1.3…
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ChatGPT 4.1 early benchmarks compared against Google Gemini
ChatGPT 4.1 is now rolling out, and it’s a significant leap from GPT 4o, but it fails to beat the benchmark set by Google’s most powerful model, Gemini. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-41-early-benchmarks-compared-against-google-gemini/
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CrowdStrike, Google Cloud deepen AI security ties
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/crowdstrike-google-cloud-deepen-ai-security-ties
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Fake PDFCandy Websites Spread Malware via Google Ads
CloudSEK uncovers a sophisticated malware campaign where attackers impersonate PDFCandy.com to distribute the ArechClient2 information stealer. Learn how… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-pdfcandy-websites-spread-malware-via-google-ads/
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Sicherheitspatches: Google beendet Unterstützung von Android 12
Android 12 ist im Jahr 2025 noch die dritthäufigste Android-Version auf dem Markt – Google stellt nun die Versorgung mit Patches ein. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/sicherheitspatches-google-beendet-unterstuetzung-von-android-12-2504-195393.html
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Sicherheits-Neustart für Android-Smartphones
Ein frisch gestartetes Android-Gerät ist schwerer zu knacken als eines im gewöhnlichen gesperrten Stand-by-Zustand. Dies nutzt Google für eine neue Sicherheitsfunktion. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/google-sicherheits-neustart-fuer-android-smartphones-2504-195389.html
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Google adds Android auto-reboot to block forensic data extractions
Google is rolling out a new security mechanism on Android devices that will automatically reboot locked, unused devices after three consecutive days of inactivity, restoring memory to an encrypted state. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-adds-android-auto-reboot-to-block-forensic-data-extractions/
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Stromversorgung: USV-Panne beschert Google Cloud mehrstündigen Ausfall
Ein Stromausfall hat wieder einmal ein Rechenzentrum von Google Cloud lahmgelegt. Es gab zwar ein USV-System, doch das tat seine Arbeit nicht. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/stromversorgung-usv-panne-beschert-google-cloud-mehrstuendigen-ausfall-2504-195373.html
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CISO Conversations: Maarten Van Horenbeeck, SVP Chief Security officer at Adobe
Van Horenbeeck’s career spans some of the biggest companies in tech: Verizon, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Zendesk, and now SVP and CSO at Adobe. The post CISO Conversations: Maarten Van Horenbeeck, SVP & Chief Security officer at Adobe appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/ciso-conversations-maarten-van-horenbeeck-svp-chief-security-officer-at-adobe/
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How Newport School District Strengthens Google Cybersecurity and Stops Threats Fast
Saving Time and Reducing Risk: The Benefits of Google Workspace Threat Detection for K-12 Schools Nestled in a small community in northeastern Washington, Newport School District serves approximately 1,100 students with a dedicated team of about 120 faculty and staff. Managing the district’s technology infrastructure falls to the small, yet capable, two-person IT team. IT…
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Harmony-SaaS im Google-Cloud-Marketplace verfügbar
Check Point Software Technologies stellt Harmony-SaaS, die hauseigene Lösung zur Absicherung von SaaS-Umgebungen, ab sofort im Google-Cloud-Marketplace zur Verfügung. Google-Cloud-Kunden können Check Points KI-Lösung einsetzen, um innerhalb ihres SaaS-Ökosystems den Überblick zu behalten, Aktivitäten zu verstehen, alles sofort abzusichern und auf schnellstem Wege zu SaaS-Sicherheit auf Unternehmensniveau gelangen. Die Bereitstellung adressiert das in vielen Unternehmen…
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After 20 Years, Google Patches Major Web Privacy Vulnerability
After two decades of persistent concern among privacy advocates and web security researchers, Google is finally rolling out a fix for a long-standing vulnerability in Chrome that has silently exposed users’ browsing history. The issue stems from how browsers have… First seen on sensorstechforum.com Jump to article: sensorstechforum.com/chrome-136-ends-20-year-privacy-leak/
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Chrome 136 fixes 20-year browser history privacy risk
Google is fixing a long-standing privacy issue that, for years, enabled websites to determine users’ browsing history through the previously visited links. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-136-fixes-20-year-browser-history-privacy-risk/
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PlanetScale Vectors GA: A Game-Changer for MySQL and AI Databases
Latest advancements in database technology with PlanetScale Vectors, Google Cloud enhancements, AMD’s GAIA, and more. Stay updated! First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/planetscale-vectors-ga-a-game-changer-for-mysql-and-ai-databases/
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Hackers Imitate Google Chrome Install Page on Google Play to Distribute Android Malware
Cybersecurity experts have unearthed an intricate cyber campaign that leverages deceptive websites posing as the Google Play Store to distribute Android malware. These websites, hosted on newly registered domains, create a façade of credible application installation pages, enticing victims with downloads that appear legitimate, including apps like Google Chrome. The sites are engineered with features…
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Google bets on unifying security tools to ease CISO pain
At Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, Google launches its Unified Security platform with the goal of bringing together disparate security solutions to help cyber leaders and practitioners address their most keenly felt pain points First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366622474/Google-bets-on-unifying-security-tools-to-ease-CISO-pain
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Google introduces GUS, a unified security platform with Mandiant
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/google-introduces-gus-a-unified-security-platform-with-mandiant
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Blue Shield: Web Trackers Shared Member PHI With Google Ads
California Health Plan With 6 Million Members Blames Software Configuration Error. Blue Shield of California is notifying health plan members that their protected health information was potentially shared for nearly three years with Google for advertising purposes because of the way Google Analytics online tracking tools were configured on the insurer’s websites. First seen on…
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Breach Roundup: Port of Seattle Notifies 90,000 Victims
Also, Oracle Denies Cloud Breach, Blames Hack on Obsolete Servers. This week, Port of Seattle notified victims, Oracle blamed hack on obsolete servers, Google and Microsoft released April patches, WK Kellogg breached, six arrested in Spain for AI-investment scam, Scattered Spider’s King Bob pleaded guilty, SmokeLoader users busted. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Google Eyes User Browsing Data Search in New Patent Filing
Tech giant Google may soon help users find content they’ve previously seen, not by searching the web but by scanning their own digital history. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/google-new-patent-filing-user-browsing-data-search/
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Hackers target SSRF flaws to steal AWS credentials
Stricter WAF and switching to IMDSv2 can help: The first and foremost remediation F5 researchers said users should apply is migrating to IMDSv2 from IMDSv1. Post-migration, an attacker would be required to supply a secret via a custom header (X-aws-ec2-metadata-token) for successful exploitation.”This fully mitigates exposure of EC2 Metadata via SSRF as SSRF vulnerabilities do…
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Google Introduces A2A Protocol, Empowering AI Agents to Team Up and Automate Workflows
Google Cloud announced the launch of a pioneering open protocol named Agent2Agent (A2A), aiming to revolutionize how AI agents interact and automate complex enterprise workflows. Developed in collaboration with over 50 technology partners including Atlassian, Box, Cohere, and Salesforce, A2A promises to facilitate seamless agent-to-agent communication, task management, and collaboration. A2A is designed to overcome…
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Google Cloud: China Achieves “Cyber Superpower” Status
Google Cloud’s Sandra Joyce said that Chinese state actors’ advanced techniques and ability to stay undetected pose huge challenges First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-cloud-china-cyber/
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Google Cloud: CISOs Demand Simplified Security Tools Amid Growing Tech Complexity
Google Cloud announced a number of security products designed to reduce complexity for security leaders First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-cloud-cisos-demand/
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Hackers attempted to steal AWS credentials using SSRF flaws within hosted sites
Stricter WAF and switching to IMDSv2 can help: The first and foremost remediation F5 researchers said users should apply is migrating to IMDSv2 from IMDSv1. Post-migration, an attacker would be required to supply a secret via a custom header (X-aws-ec2-metadata-token) for successful exploitation.”This fully mitigates exposure of EC2 Metadata via SSRF as SSRF vulnerabilities do…