Tag: google
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Apple and Google take down malicious mobile apps from their app stores
Apple and Google have pulled as many as 20 apps from their respective apps for carrying a data-stealing malware. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/10/apple-and-google-take-down-malicious-apps-from-their-app-stores/
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Magecart Attackers Abuse Google Ad Tool to Steal Data
Attackers are smuggling payment card-skimming malicious code into checkout pages on Magento-based e-commerce sites by abusing the Google Tag Manager ad tool. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/magecart-attackers-abuse-google-ad-tool-steal-data
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Hackers Exploit Google Tag Manager to Deploy Credit Card Skimmers on Magento Stores
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 code, while appearing to be a typical GTM and Google Analytics script used for website analytics and advertising purposes, contains an obfuscated backdoor capable of providing attackers with persistent First…
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Hackers Exploiting Google Tag Managers to Steal Credit Card from eCommerce Sites
In a concerning development, cybercriminals are leveraging Google Tag Manager (GTM), a legitimate tool widely used by eCommerce websites, to deploy malicious scripts designed to steal credit card information. This attack vector, often referred to as Magecart or e-skimming, has been observed targeting platforms like Magento, WordPress, and OpenCart, among others. The abuse of GTM…
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Google-Konten: Zeitplan für Mehr-Faktor-Authentifizierung steht
Im November hat Google es angekündigt, nun steht der Zeitplan für die erzwungene Umstellung auf Mehr-Faktor-Authentifizierung von Google-Konten. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Google-Zeitplan-steht-fuer-Mehr-Faktor-Authentifizierung-fuer-Online-Konten-10276374.html
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How to Remove Your Saved Passwords in Chrome
Given Chrome’s frequent security issues, you shouldn’t be saving your passwords to Google’s browser. Learn how to delete and prevent passwords from re-syncing in Chrome. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/remove-saved-passwords-chrome/
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 32
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Malicious packages deepseeek and deepseekai published in Python Package Index Coyote Banking Trojan: A Stealthy Attack via LNK Files The Mac Malware of 2024 Take My Money: OCR Crypto Wallet Thieves on Google Play and App…
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Week in review: Exploited 7-Zip 0-day flaw, crypto-stealing malware found on App Store, Google Play
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) … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/09/week-in-review-exploited-7-zip-0-day-flaw-crypto-stealing-malware-found-on-app-store-google-play/
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Google’s 7-year slog to improve Chrome extensions still hasn’t satisfied developers
Makers of content blockers, privacy add-ons say promises weren’t kept First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/google_chrome_extensions/
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French AI Action Summit, What Can We Expect?
Summit to Focus on Open-Source, AI Governance and Development. The historic presidential Élysée Palace in Central Paris will host world leaders, tech CEOs and researchers for the French AI Action Summit, a two-day event that will commence on Monday. U.S. Vice President JD Vance, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Google’s Sundar Pichai will be on…
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Lakeside Software MSI Flaw Identified by Google Mandiant
SysTrack LsiAgent Installer Flaw Escalates Privileges Locally. A flawed Microsoft software installer application developed by Lakeside Software could enable attackers with lower privileges to gain full system access. The local privilege escalation vulnerability uncovered by Google Mandiant has since been patched. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/lakeside-software-msi-flaw-identified-by-google-mandiant-a-27478
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Google Cloud report highlights persistent cloud security risks
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/google-cloud-report-highlights-persistent-cloud-security-risks
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Google’s DMARC Push Pays Off, but Email Security Challenges Remain
A year after Google and Yahoo started requiring DMARC, the adoption rate of the email authentication specification has doubled; and yet, 87% of domains remain unprotected. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/google-dmarc-push-email-security-challenges
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Former Google Engineer Charged for Allegedly Stealing AI Secrets for China
A federal grand jury has indicted Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, a former Google software engineer, on four counts of theft of trade secrets. The charges stem from allegations that Ding stole proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) technologies from Google and shared them with companies based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). According…
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Recaptcha: Google trackt, KI trainiert, Datenschützer schauen zu
An der Sicherheitstechnik Recaptcha hagelt es Kritik. Die zuständige Hamburger Datenschutzbehörde will dennoch nicht dagegen vorgehen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/recaptcha-google-trackt-ki-trainiert-datenschuetzer-schauen-zu-2502-192985.html
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AMD Processors Vulnerable to Malicious Microcode
Google researchers recently published proof-of-concept code demonstrating the ability to create malicious microcode patches on AMD processors from Zen 1 through Zen 4. This vulnerability would allow an attacker to arbitrarily alter the execution of virtually any instruction on a vulnerable processor. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-56161, affects the most fundamental operation of a modern processor. Furthermore,……
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Weaponized SVG Files With Google Drive Links Attacking Gmail, Outlook Dropbox Users
A new wave of phishing attacks is leveraging Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files to bypass traditional email security measures and target users of Gmail, Outlook, Dropbox, and other popular platforms. These attacks, which began gaining momentum in late 2024, have surged since January 2025, demonstrating the adaptability of threat actors in exploiting less scrutinized file…
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Flesh Stealer Malware Attacking Chrome, Firefox, and Edge Users to Steal Passwords
A newly identified malware, Flesh Stealer, is rapidly emerging as a significant cybersecurity threat in 2025. Designed to extract sensitive data such as passwords, cookies, and browsing history, the malware targets widely used browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Opera. Additionally, it infiltrates messaging applications like Telegram and Signal to exfiltrate stored…
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Fake Google Chrome Sites Distribute ValleyRAT Malware via DLL Hijacking
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 threat actor tracked as Silver Fox, with prior attack campaigns primarily targeting Chinese-speaking regions like Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China.”This actor has increasingly targeted key roles…
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SparkCat Malware Uses OCR to Extract Crypto Wallet Recovery Phrases from Images
A new malware campaign dubbed SparkCat has leveraged a suit of bogus apps on both Apple’s and Google’s respective app stores to steal victims’ mnemonic phrases associated with cryptocurrency wallets. The attacks leverage an optical character recognition (OCR) model to exfiltrate select images containing wallet recovery phrases from photo libraries to a command-and-control (C2) server,…
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Google Cloud Platform Data Destruction via Cloud Build
A technical overview of Cisco Talos’ investigations into Google Cloud Platform Cloud Build, and the threat surface posed by the storage permission family. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/gcp-data-destruction-via-cloud-build/
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Google verbannt über 2,3 Mio. gefährliche Apps aus dem Play Store
Google hat 2024 mehr als 2,36 Millionen Apps aus dem Play Store entfernt, weil sie ein Sicherheitsrisiko darstellten. Zudem wurden 158.000 Entwickler-Accounts blockiert. Dabei setzt Google zunehmend auf Künstliche Intelligenz, um Bedrohungen schneller und präziser zu erkennen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/google-verbannt-ueber-23-mio-gefaehrliche-apps-aus-dem-play-store
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In The News – TCEA 2025: 10 Ways K12 Schools Can Secure Their Microsoft and Google Environments
This article was originally published in EdTech Magazine on 02/03/25 by Taashi Rowe. These simple steps can help schools comply with federal laws while protecting networks and student data. Hackers don’t have to use very sophisticated, high-tech exploits to get into a school’s security system. Sometimes, schools unintentionally make it easy for bad actors to…
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MacOS Ferret operators add a deceptive bite to their malware family
The macOS Ferret family, variants of malware used by North Korean APTs for cyber espionage, has received a new member as samples of a detection-resistant variant, Flexible-Ferret, appear in the wild.The discovery of the samples was made by SentinelOne researchers who noted the variant’s capability to evade the recent XProtect signature update that Apple pushed…
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Crypto-stealing iOS, Android malware found on App Store, Google Play
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 … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/05/crypto-stealing-ios-android-malware-found-on-app-store-google-play-sparkcat-malicious-sdk/
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Malware in Apps im AppStore und Google Play gefunden
Experten von Kaspersky haben einen neuen Trojaner entdeckt, der sich in Apps im AppStore und Google Play versteckt und mindestens seit März 2024 aktiv ist. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/malware-appstore
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Google Play Store: 2,36 Millionen potenziell gefährliche Apps wurden 2024 entfernt
Laut Google Security Blog wurden 2024 mehr als 2.36 Mio. Apps aus dem Google Play Store entfernt, weil sie ein Risiko für die Nutzer darstellen. Zusätzlich wurden 158.000 Entwickler-Accounts geblockt. First seen on 8com.de Jump to article: www.8com.de/cyber-security-blog/google-play-store-2-36-millionen-potenziell-gefahrliche-apps-wurden-2024-entfernt
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How to make any AMD Zen CPU always generate 4 as a random number
Malicious microcode vulnerability discovered, fixes rolling out for Epycs at least First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/google_amd_microcode/
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AMD, Google disclose Zen processor microcode vulnerability
AMD said CVE-2024-56161, which first leaked last month, requires an attacker to have local administrator privileges as well as developed and executed malicious microcode. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366618758/AMD-Google-disclose-Zen-processor-microcode-vulnerability