Tag: google
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Google Forms: Kaspersky warnt vor Missbrauch für Krypto-Scam
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/google-forms-kaspersky-warnung-missbrauch-krypto-scam
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Senator to Google: Give us info from telco Salt Typhoon probes
AT&T and Verizon refused to hand over the security assessments, says Cantwell First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/senator_mandiant_salt_typhoon_demands/
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Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers
Google has suspended the Firebase account of Catwatchful following a TechCrunch investigation. The spyware operation was caught using Google’s own servers to host and run its surveillance app, which was stealthily monitoring thousands of people’s phones. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/25/google-took-a-month-to-shut-down-catwatchful-a-phone-spyware-operation-hosted-on-its-servers/
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Hackers Exploit Google Forms to Trick Victims into Stealing Cryptocurrency
Cybercriminals are increasingly using Google Forms to plan cryptocurrency theft in a sophisticated evolution of phishing assaults, taking advantage of the platform’s built-in credibility and smooth integration with Google’s ecosystem. This tactic allows malicious actors to bypass traditional email security filters, delivering deceptive messages directly to victims’ inboxes. By masquerading as legitimate notifications from cryptocurrency…
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New CastleLoader Attack Uses Cloudflare-Themed Clickfix Method to Compromise Windows Systems
A newly identified loader malware dubbed CastleLoader has emerged as a significant threat since early 2025, rapidly evolving into a distribution platform for various information stealers and remote access trojans (RATs). Leveraging sophisticated phishing tactics under T1566 and drive-by compromise methods classified as T1189, attackers masquerade as legitimate software libraries, online meeting platforms like Google…
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Hackers”, hope to defect to Russia? Don’t Google “defecting to Russia.”
Criminals who get caught are, unsurprisingly, not always great at opsec. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/hackers-hope-to-defect-to-russia-dont-google-defecting-to-russia/
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CISA Alerts on Google Chromium Input Validation Flaw Actively Exploited
Tags: cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, google, infrastructure, risk, threat, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a critical alert regarding a severe input validation vulnerability in Google Chromium that is currently being actively exploited by threat actors. The vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-6558, poses significant risks to millions of users across multiple web browsers and has prompted urgent action from federal cybersecurity authorities.…
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Google, Microsoft say Chinese hackers are exploiting SharePoint zero-day
The tech giants have evidence that Chinese hackers are exploiting the new bug, but warned “multiple actors” are also hacking into affected SharePoint systems. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/google-microsoft-say-chinese-hackers-are-exploiting-sharepoint-zero-day/
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OpenAI prepares Sora 2 to take on Google’s Veo 3
OpenAI has had enough of Google’s Veo 3 dominating generative AI videos and is now working on Sora 2, the successor to Sora. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-prepares-sora-2-to-take-on-googles-veo-3/
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New ACRStealer Exploits Google Docs and Steam for C2 Server Using DDR Technique
ACRStealer, an infostealer malware that has been circulating since last year and gained momentum in early 2025, continues to evolve with sophisticated modifications aimed at evading detection and complicating analysis. Initially documented by AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) for leveraging Google Docs and Steam as command-and-control (C2) servers through the Dead Drop Resolver (DDR) technique,…
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Google Launches OSS Rebuild to Expose Malicious Code in Widely Used Open-Source Packages
Google has announced the launch of a new initiative called OSS Rebuild to bolster the security of the open-source package ecosystems and prevent software supply chain attacks.”As supply chain attacks continue to target widely-used dependencies, OSS Rebuild gives security teams powerful data to avoid compromise without burden on upstream maintainers,” Matthew Suozzo, Google Open Source…
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Microsoft ‘digital escorts’ reveal crucial US counterintelligence blind spot
Tags: access, china, cio, cloud, compliance, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, firewall, framework, google, government, injection, intelligence, law, microsoft, military, oracle, risk, service, threat, update, vulnerabilityWhat the program was, and how it worked: The digital escort model, according to ProPublica, was designed to comply with federal contracting rules that prohibit foreign nationals from directly accessing sensitive government systems. Under this framework:China-based engineers would file support tickets for tasks such as firewall updates or bug fixes.US-based escorts, often former military personnel…
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China-Based Threat Actor Involved In Microsoft SharePoint Attacks: Mandiant CTO
Among the attackers now actively exploiting vulnerable on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers, at least one has shown indications of originating from China, according to the assessment of researchers at Google Cloud-owned Mandiant. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/china-based-threat-actor-involved-in-microsoft-sharepoint-attacks-mandiant-cto
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4 Mythen zu Passkeys auf dem Prüfstand
Passkeys gelten als Hoffnungsträger für die Zukunft der Authentisierung sicher, benutzerfreundlich und zunehmend unterstützt von Plattformen wie Apple, Google und Microsoft. Dennoch begegnen viele Unternehmen dem Thema mit Skepsis: Sind Passkeys wirklich sicher genug? Können sie gesetzliche Anforderungen wie starke Kundenauthentifizierung (SCA) erfüllen? Ist die Technologie bereit für den Einsatz in der Praxis? Airlock […]…
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Week in review: Google fixes zero-day vulnerability in Chrome, critical SQL injection flaw in FortiWeb
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Update Google Chrome to fix actively exploited zero-day (CVE-2025-6558) For … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/20/week-in-review-google-fixes-zero-day-vulnerability-in-chrome-critical-sql-injection-flaw-in-fortiweb/
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DeepSeek AI-Apps in Deutschland wegen Datenübermittlung nach China blockiert
Wegen Datenschutzbedenken bzw. Verstößen gegen die DSGVO wurden die Apps des chinesischen KI-Anbieters DeepSeek aus den Apple- und Google-Stores entfernt. So soll unterbunden werden, dass Daten über das AI-Modell von DeepSeek unberechtigt aus Deutschland an China übermittelt werden. DeepSeek ist … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/07/20/deepseek-ai-apps-in-deutschland-wegen-datenuebermittlung-nach-china-blockiert/
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OpenAI, Anthropic, Google may disrupt education market with new AI tools
AI companies could soon disrupt the education market with their new AI-based learning tools for students. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-anthropic-google-may-disrupt-education-market-with-new-ai-tools/
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Google Sues the Operators Behind the BadBox 2.0 Botnet
Google is suing the operators behind BadBox 2.0, accusing multiple Chinese threat groups of playing different roles in the operation of the massive botnet that rolled up more than 10 million devices to run large-scale ad fraud and other malicious campaigns. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/google-sues-the-operators-behind-the-badbox-2-0-botnet/
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Google Sues BadBox 2.0 Botnet Operators Behind 10 Million+ Infected Devices
Google has initiated legal proceedings against the operators of BadBox 2.0, identified as the largest botnet comprising internet-connected televisions and other devices. This botnet, uncovered through a collaborative effort with cybersecurity firms HUMAN Security and Trend Micro, has infected over 10 million uncertified devices running the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Unlike certified Android systems…
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Google Sues 25 Chinese Entities Over BADBOX 2.0 Botnet Affecting 10M Android Devices
Google on Thursday revealed it’s pursuing legal action in New York federal court against 25 unnamed individuals or entities in China for allegedly operating BADBOX 2.0 botnet and residential proxy infrastructure.”The BADBOX 2.0 botnet compromised over 10 million uncertified devices running Android’s open-source software (Android Open Source Project), which lacks Google’s security protections,” First seen…
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Critical NVIDIA Container Toolkit Flaw Allows Privilege Escalation on AI Cloud Services
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical container escape vulnerability in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit that could pose a severe threat to managed AI cloud services.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-23266, carries a CVSS score of 9.0 out of 10.0. It has been codenamed NVIDIAScape by Google-owned cloud security company Wiz.”NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains…
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8 trends transforming the MDR market today
Tags: access, ai, at&t, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, framework, GDPR, google, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iot, least-privilege, monitoring, mssp, network, nis-2, ransomware, risk, service, siem, soc, sophos, strategy, technology, threat, tool, zero-trustDigital transformation complexifies the attack surface: As businesses modernize their IT environments, the complexity of securing hybrid and cloud-native infrastructures increases, making MDR an attractive option for scalable, expert-led protection, experts say.The shift to hybrid work, IoT adoption, and an increase in cloud migrations have dramatically expanded attack surfaces, while ransomware and AI-powered attacks constantly…
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Google sues 25 alleged BadBox 2.0 botnet operators, all of whom are in China
Ads giant complains of damage to its reputation and finances … and crime, too First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/google_sues_25_unnamed_chinese/
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Google sues to disrupt BadBox 2.0 botnet infecting 10 million devices
Google has filed a lawsuit against the anonymous operators of the Android BadBox 2.0 malware botnet, accusing them of running a global ad fraud scheme against the company’s advertising platforms. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-sues-to-disrupt-badbox-20-botnet-infecting-10-million-devices/
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Wiz Deal Highlights Google’s Multi-Cloud Security Strategy
COO Francis deSouza Explains Google Cloud’s Push for Unified Multi-Cloud Security. COO Francis deSouza shares insights into Google Cloud’s security priorities as it pursues the $32 billion acquisition of Wiz. He explains the need for seamless multi-cloud protection, the value of Mandiant’s threat intelligence, and how AI is changing threat detection and response at scale.…
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Google Gemini AI Flaw Could Lead to Gmail Compromise, Phishing
Researchers discovered a security flaw in Google’s Gemini AI chatbot that could put the 2 billion Gmail users in danger of being victims of an indirect prompt injection attack, which could lead to credentials being stolen or phishing attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/google-gemini-ai-flaw-could-lead-to-gmail-compromise-phishing/
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UNC6148 deploys Overstep malware on SonicWall devices, possibly for ransomware operations
UNC6148 targets SonicWall devices with Overstep malware, using a backdoor and rootkit for data theft, extortion, or ransomware. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group warns that a threat actor tracked as UNC6148 has been targeting SonicWall SMA appliances with new malware dubbed Overstep. Active since at least October 2024, the group uses a backdoor and user-mode rootkit…
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0-Day RCE Flaw in SonicWall SMA Devices Exploited to Launch OVERSTEP Ransomware
Tags: access, breach, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, exploit, flaw, google, group, intelligence, mobile, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, threat, zero-dayGoogle’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has uncovered a sophisticated cyberattack campaign targeting end-of-life SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances, where threat actors are exploiting previously stolen credentials and deploying a new rootkit called OVERSTEP. The financially motivated group, tracked as UNC6148, has been operating since at least October 2024 and is suspected of…
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AI Giants Push for Transparency on Models’ Inner Monologue
Experts Aim to Probe How AI Models Reason, and Why It Matters. AI researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic and others have urged deeper study into chain-of-thought monitoring, a technique to track how reasoning models arrive at answers. Their joint paper warns that transparency may erode if not prioritized. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…