Nation-State Attacks Drop in Latest Google Analysis
Phishing and zero-days continue to be a core part of the APT arsenal.
Source: Threat Post – Web Security – Nation-State Attacks
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Google Bans Infowars Android App Over Coronavirus Claims
Apple kicked Alex Jones out of the App Store in 2018. The Google Play Store has finally followed suit.
Source: Wired –
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Tekya Malware Threatens Millions of Android Users via Google Play
The ad-fraud malware lurks in dozens of childrens’ and utilities apps.
Source: Threat Post – Mobile Security – Tekya Malware Threatens Millions
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Google Removes Adware-Laced Kids' Apps From Play Store
After over a million downloads, the Tekya-infected Android offerings are finally on ice.
Source: Wired – Google Removes Adware-Laced Kids’ Apps From
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Google Security Update Fixed Multiple High Severity Vulnerabilities in Chrome – Update Now
Google released Chrome 80.0.3987.149, a stable channel update for Windows, Mac, and Linux with the fixes for several high severity vulnerabilities. Google Addressed
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Google Advanced Protection Program for High-Risk Users Now Includes Malware Protection
Google launched its Advanced Protection Program in the year 2017, the program aimed to protect users against phishing, blocking malicious apps, and to
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Convincing Google Impersonation Opens Door to MiTM, Phishing
Using homographic characters is an easy way to execute a convincing fake site.
Source: Threat Post – Web Security – Convincing Google
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Zero-Day Bug in Verisign & IaaS Services Such as Google, Amazon let Hackers to Register Malicious Domains
A critical zero-day vulnerability that affected Verisign and multiple IaaS services companies such as Google, Amazon and DeigitalOcean let attackers register t homograph
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Google Patches the Critical MediaTek rootkit Vulnerability that Affects Millions of Android Devices
Google patches a critical vulnerability with MediaTek rootkit chips that affect millions of devices with chipsets from MediaTek. MediaTek is a large Taiwanese
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Google’s War on Android App Permissions, 60 Percent Successful
An automated Google warning to Android app developers regarding mobile app permissions has cut the number of requests in half.
Source: Threat
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