Tag: google
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New SLAP & FLOP Attacks Expose Apple M-Series Chips to Speculative Execution Exploits
A team of security researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and Ruhr University Bochum has demonstrated two new side-channel attacks targeting Apple silicon that could be exploited to leak sensitive information from web browsers like Safari and Google Chrome.The attacks have been codenamed Data Speculation Attacks via Load Address Prediction on Apple Silicon (SLAP) and…
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Google’s Agentic AI Security Team Develops Framework to Combat Prompt Injection Attacks
Google’s Agentic AI Security Team announced in a recent blog post that they have developed a new framework First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/googles-agentic-ai-security-team-develops-framework-to-combat-prompt-injection-attacks/
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Google Researchers Breakdowns Scatterbrain Behind PoisonPlug Malware
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) in collaboration with Mandiant has revealed critical insights into ScatterBrain, a sophisticated obfuscation tool utilized by China-nexus cyber espionage groups, specifically APT41, to deploy the advanced backdoor family POISONPLUG.SHADOW. This analysis underscores the significant evolution of obfuscation techniques from earlier counterparts like ScatterBee, making ScatterBrain a primary contributor to the…
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Google to kill Chrome Sync on older Chrome browser versions
Google announced that the Chrome Sync feature will be discontinued in early 2025 for Chrome versions older than four years. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-to-kill-chrome-sync-on-older-chrome-browser-versions/
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iPhone users targeted in Apple’s first zero-day exploit in 2025
Apple iPhone users were targeted for privilege escalation in the zero-day exploitation of a use-after-free vulnerability affecting Apple’s Core Media framework.”A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges,” Apple said in the security update description. “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before…
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DeepSeek hit by cyberattack and outage amid breakthrough success
Tags: access, ai, apple, attack, ceo, china, compliance, control, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, finance, GDPR, google, group, HIPAA, infrastructure, malicious, nvidia, open-source, risk, saas, service, startup, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityChinese AI startup DeepSeek said it was hit by a cyberattack, prompting the company to restrict user registrations and manage website outages as demand for its AI assistant soared.According to the company’s status page, DeepSeek has been investigating the issue since late evening Beijing time on Monday.”Due to large-scale malicious attacks on DeepSeek’s services, registration…
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Google Issues Cloud Security Wake-Up Call as Threats Evolve
A report published by Google Cloud found nearly half (46%) of the observed security alerts involved a service account that was overprivileged. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/google-issues-cloud-security-wake-up-call-as-threats-evolve/
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Privacy Roundup: Week 4 of Year 2025
Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, backup, botnet, breach, cctv, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, exploit, firmware, flaw, google, group, identity, infrastructure, korea, lazarus, leak, login, malicious, malware, north-korea, phishing, phone, privacy, regulation, remote-code-execution, risk, router, scam, service, software, startup, technology, threat, tool, update, virus, vulnerability, windowsThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 19 JAN 2025 – 25 JAN 2025. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes. Note: You may see some traditional “security” content mixed-in here due to the close relationship between online privacy and cybersecurity – many things may overlap;…
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Google takes action after coder reports ‘most sophisticated attack I’ve ever seen’
Latest trope is tricky enough to fool even the technical crowd”¦ almost First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/27/google_confirms_action_taken_to/
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Chrome Security Update Patch for 3 High-Severity Vulnerabilities
Google has released a critical update for the Chrome browser, addressing three high-severity security vulnerabilities. This patch, part of the latest Stable channel release, ensures users remain protected from potential threats. The new version rolled out progressively, underscores Chrome’s commitment to providing a secure browsing environment. Users are urged to update their browsers promptly to…
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Urteil: Google haftet bei betrügerischen Anzeigen als Störer nach dem DSA
Google muss als Betreiber von Google Ads von Dritten geschaltete Anzeigen überprüfen, um unzulässige, gemeldete Phishing-Versuche auch künftig zu unterbinden. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Urteil-Google-haftet-bei-betruegerischen-Anzeigen-als-Stoerer-nach-dem-DSA-10256590.html
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Bessere Datensicherheit für Android-Handys
Google bietet neue Softwarefunktionen für Datensicherheit auf Android-Handys, vorerst Pixel mit Android 15 und Samsung mit One UI 7. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Bessere-Datensicherheit-fuer-Android-Handys-10254834.html
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Real datacenter emissions are a dirty secret
Amazon doesn’t break out figures, but then again neither do Microsoft nor Google First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/22/datacenter_emissions_not_accurate/
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Google launches customizable Web Store for Enterprise extensions
Google has officially launched its Chrome Web Store for Enterprises, allowing organizations to create a curated list of extensions that can be installed in employees’ web browsers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-launches-customizable-web-store-for-enterprise-extensions/
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New Android Identity Check locks settings outside trusted locations
Google has announced a new Android “Identity Check” security feature that lock sensitive settings behind biometric authentication when outside a trusted location. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-identity-check-locks-settings-outside-trusted-locations/
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Cisco patches antivirus decommissioning bug as exploit code surfaces
Cisco has patched a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability affecting its open-source antivirus software toolkit, ClamAV, which already has a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code available to the public.Identified as CVE-2025-20128, the vulnerability stems from a heap-based buffer overflow in the Object Linking and Embedding 2 (OLE2) decryption routine, enabling unauthenticated remote attackers to cause a DoS condition…
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10 top XDR tools and how to evaluate them
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, cloud, computing, container, corporate, credentials, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, google, guide, Hardware, iam, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, mitigation, network, office, okta, open-source, organized, risk, security-incident, service, siem, skills, soar, software, spam, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-dayLittle in the modern IT world lends itself to manual or siloed management, and this is doubly true in the security realm. The scale of modern enterprise computing and modern application stack architecture requires security tools that can bring visibility into the security posture of modern IT components and integrate tightly to bring real-time threat…
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TRIPLESTRENGTH Hits Cloud for Cryptojacking, On-Premises Systems for Ransomware
Google on Wednesday shed light on a financially motivated threat actor named TRIPLESTRENGTH for its opportunistic targeting of cloud environments for cryptojacking and on-premise ransomware attacks.”This actor engaged in a variety of threat activity, including cryptocurrency mining operations on hijacked cloud resources and ransomware activity,” the tech giant’s cloud division said in its 11th First…
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Google Cloud Security Threat Horizons Report #11 Is Out!
Tags: access, api, apt, attack, authentication, breach, business, cloud, corporate, credentials, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, extortion, google, identity, intelligence, leak, mfa, password, phishing, ransomware, service, tactics, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityThis is my completely informal, uncertified, unreviewed and otherwise completely unofficial blog inspired by my reading of our next Threat Horizons Report, #11 (full version) that we just released (the official blog for #1 report, my unofficial blogs for #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9 and #10). My favorite quotes from the report follow below:…
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Fake Homebrew site leverages Google ads to target macOS, Linux devices
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/fake-homebrew-site-leverages-google-ads-to-target-macos-linux-devices
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Google Cloud links poor credentials to nearly half of all cloud-based attacks
Cloud services with weak credentials were a prime target for attackers, often resulting in lateral movement attempts, a Google Cloud report found. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/poor-credentials-cloud-services-attacks/737984/
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Weaponized VS Code Impersonate Zoom App Steals Cookies From Chrome
A newly identified extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has been found to impersonate a legitimate Zoom application, enabling cybercriminals to steal sensitive cookies from Google Chrome. This incident marks a significant escalation in the tactics employed by malicious actors to exploit trusted software ecosystems. The Discovery The nefarious extension, uploaded to the VS…
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Tenex.AI launches AI-powered MDR service for Google Cloud
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/tenex-ai-launches-ai-powered-mdr-service-for-google-cloud
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Fake Homebrew Google ads target Mac users with malware
Hackers are once again abusing Google ads to spread malware, using a fake Homebrew website to infect Macs and Linux devices with an infostealer that steals credentials, browser data, and cryptocurrency wallets. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-homebrew-google-ads-target-mac-users-with-malware/
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SandboxAQ Partners with Google Cloud to Advance Quantitative AI in Enterprise Applications
SandboxAQ is teaming up with Google Cloud to revolutionise how Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) are developed, integrated, and deployed in enterprise environments. The partnership will see SandboxAQ utilize Google Cloud’s advanced infrastructure as its preferred cloud platform and leverage the Google Cloud Marketplace to streamline access to its cutting-edge solutions. SandboxAQ’s LQMs are at the…
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7 top cybersecurity projects for 2025
Tags: access, advisory, ai, backup, best-practice, breach, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, encryption, framework, google, governance, infrastructure, intelligence, law, mitigation, monitoring, network, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAs 2025 dawns, CISOs face the grim reality that the battle against cyberattackers never ends. Strong and carefully planned cybersecurity projects are the best way to stay a step ahead of attackers and prevent them gaining the upper hand.”Urgency is the mantra for 2025,” says Greg Sullivan, founding partner of cybersecurity services firm CIOSO Global.…
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Wie sich Cybersecurity mit KI im Jahr 2025 weiterentwickelt
Kürzlich veröffentlichte Google Cloud seinen Cybersecurity Forecast für das Jahr 2025 [1]. Der Bericht enthält zukunftsweisende Erkenntnisse mehrerer führender Sicherheitsverantwortlicher von Google Cloud darunter Google Threat Intelligence, Mandiant Consulting und das Office of the CISO von Google Cloud. Sie beschreiben unter anderem, wie die nächste Phase der künstlichen Intelligenz (KI) sowohl für Angreifer als… First…