Google Almost Doubles Linux Kernel, Kubernetes Zero-day Rewards Google says it bumped up rewards for reports of Linux Kernel, Kubernetes, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), or kCTF vulnerabilities by adding bigger bonuses for zero-day bugs and exploits using unique exploitation techniques. “We increased our rewards because we recognized that in order Read more…
Google Chrome Emergency Update Fixes Zero-day Exploited in Attacks Google has released Chrome 98.0.4758.102 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, to fix a high-severity zero-day vulnerability used by threat actors in attacks. “Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2022-0609 exists in the wild,” Google said in a security advisory released Read more…
Google Project Zero: Vendors are Now Quicker at Fixing Zero-days Google’s Project Zero has published a report showing that organizations took less time to address the zero-day vulnerabilities that the team reported last year. As the data shows, the average period software vendors needed to issue security fixes reported by Read more…
Google Fixes Remote Escalation of Privileges Bug on Android Google has released the February 2022 Android security updates, addressing two critical vulnerabilities, one being a remote escalation of privilege that requires no user interaction. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-39675, carrying a “critical” severity rating, and affects only Android 12, the Read more…
Google Sees 50% Security Boost for 150M Users After 2FA Enroll After accelerating its efforts to auto-enroll as many accounts as possible in two-factor authentication (2FA), Google announced that an additional 150 million users now have 2FA enabled. Google first announced that it strives to push all its users to start using Read more…
Google Cloud Hypervisor Modified to Detect Cryptominers Without Agents Google has announced the public preview of a new Virtual Machine Threat Detection (VMTD) system that can detect cryptocurrency miners and other malware without the need for software agents. A significant problem for developers and enterprises using cloud-based virtual machines is Read more…
Chaes Banking Trojan Hijacks Chrome with Malicious Extensions A large-scale campaign involving over 800 compromised WordPress websites is spreading banking trojans that target the credentials of Brazilian e-banking users. The trojan used in this campaign is called ‘Chaes,’ and according to researchers from Avast, its been actively spreading since late Read more…
Google Drive Flags Nearly Empty Files for ‘Copyright Infringement’ Users were left startled as Google Drive’s automated detection systems flagged a nearly empty file for copyright infringement. The file, according to one Drive user, contained nothing other than just the digit “1” within. Is digit ‘1’ copyrighted? This week, Assistant Professor at Michigan Read more…
France Hits Facebook and Google with $210 million in Fines France’s National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), the country’s data privacy and protection body, has announced a 60 million euro ($68 million) sanction against Facebook and a 150 million euro ($170 million) penalty against Google. The fines are for Read more…
Google Calendar Now Lets you Block Invitation Phishing Attempts Google now makes it easy to block unwanted calendar invitations, commonly used by threat actors in phishing and malicious campaigns, from being added to your Google Calendar. This was achieved by improving the “Automatically add invitations” setting which now allows you Read more…
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