News in the Google category

Google now pays $250,000 for KVM zero-day vulnerabilities

Google has launched kvmCTF, a new vulnerability reward program (VRP) first announced in October 2023 to improve the security of the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor that comes with $250,000 bounties for full VM escape exploits.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 02, 2024
- 02:06 PM
- 0
Google Pixel 6 series phones bricked after factory reset

Multiple owners of Google Pixel 6 series phones (6, 6a, 6 Pro) have been reporting in the past week that their devices were "bricked" after they performed a factory reset.
- Bill Toulas
- July 02, 2024
- 09:42 AM
- 3
Google Chrome to let Isolated Web App access sensitive USB devices

Google is working on a new Unrestricted WebUSB feature, which allows trusted isolated web apps to bypass security restrictions in the WebUSB API.
- Mayank Parmar
- June 30, 2024
- 05:17 PM
- 1
Polyfill.io JavaScript supply chain attack impacts over 100K sites

Over 100,000 sites have been impacted in a supply chain attack by the Polyfill.io service after a Chinese company acquired the domain and the script was modified to redirect users to malicious and scam sites.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 25, 2024
- 02:10 PM
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Chrome for Android tests feature that securely verifies your ID with sites

Google is testing a new feature called "Digital Credential API" for Chrome on Android that will allow websites to request identity information from mobile wallets using Android's IdentityCredential system.
- Mayank Parmar
- June 24, 2024
- 03:50 PM
- 3
YouTube tests harder-to-block server-side ad injection in videos

YouTube reportedly now injects ads directly into video streams to make it more difficult for ad blockers to block advertisements.
- Bill Toulas
- June 13, 2024
- 10:42 AM
- 11
Google patches exploited Android zero-day on Pixel devices

Google has released patches for 50 security vulnerabilities impacting its Pixel devices and warned that one of them had already been exploited in targeted attacks as a zero-day.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 12, 2024
- 03:06 PM
- 3
Google Chrome reduced cookie requests to improve performance

Google shared details on a recently introduced Chrome feature that changes how cookies are requested, with early tests showing increased performance across all platforms.
- Mayank Parmar
- June 05, 2024
- 06:20 PM
- 0
Google Chrome change that weakens ad blockers begins June 3rd

Google is continuing with its plan to phase out Manifest V2 extensions in Chrome starting in early June 2024, weakening the abilities of ad blockers.
- Bill Toulas
- June 01, 2024
- 10:14 AM
- 6
Over 90 malicious Android apps with 5.5M installs found on Google Play

Over 90 malicious Android apps were found installed over 5.5 million times through Google Play to deliver malware and adware, with the Anatsa banking trojan seeing a recent surge in activity.
- Bill Toulas
- May 28, 2024
- 05:48 PM
- 7
Ad blocker users say YouTube videos are now skipping to the end

Many users report that YouTube videos automatically skip to the end or muting video if they are using an ad blocker, making it impossible for them to watch the video.
- Bill Toulas
- May 28, 2024
- 10:21 AM
- 15
Google fixes eighth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year

Google has released a new emergency security update to address the eighth zero-day vulnerability in Chrome browser confirmed to be actively exploited in the wild.
- Bill Toulas
- May 24, 2024
- 05:30 AM
- 0
Google rolls out Chrome fix for empty pages when switching tabs

Google is rolling out a server-side fix for a known issue affecting the Chrome browser that causes webpage content to temporarily disappear when users change between open tabs.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 21, 2024
- 10:57 AM
- 0
Frustration grows over Google's AI Overviews feature, how to disable

Since Google enabled its AI-powered search feature, many people have tried and failed to disable the often incorrect AI Overviews feature in regular search results. However, there are ways to turn it off using a new "Web" search mode, which we explain in this article..
- Mayank Parmar
- May 19, 2024
- 01:43 PM
- 10
Google fixes third actively exploited Chrome zero-day in a week

Google has released a new emergency Chrome security update to address the third zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks within a week.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 15, 2024
- 06:36 PM
- 3
Android to add new anti-theft and data protection features

Google is introducing multiple anti-theft and data protection features later this year, some available only for Android 15+ devices, while others will roll out to billions of devices running Android 10 and later.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 15, 2024
- 04:10 PM
- 0
Android 15, Google Play Protect get new anti-malware and anti-fraud features

Today, Google announced new security features coming to Android 15 and Google Play Protect that will help block scams, fraud, and malware apps on users' devices.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 15, 2024
- 03:53 PM
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Apple and Google add alerts for unknown Bluetooth trackers to iOS, Android

On Monday, Apple and Google jointly announced a new privacy feature that warns Android and iOS users when an unknown Bluetooth tracking device travels with them.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 14, 2024
- 11:07 AM
- 1
Google Chrome emergency update fixes 6th zero-day exploited in 2024

Google has released emergency security updates for the Chrome browser to address a high-severity zero-day vulnerability tagged as exploited in attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- May 14, 2024
- 04:10 AM
- 0
Google fixes fifth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year

Google has released a security update for the Chrome browser to fix the fifth zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild since the start of the year.
- Bill Toulas
- May 10, 2024
- 04:08 AM
- 1