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MobOk Malware Hides in Photo Editors on Google Play, Siphons Cash

21st June 2019Tara Seals

Pink Camera apps secretly signed users up for premium subscription services. Source: Threat Post – Mobile Security – MobOk Malware Hides in [...]

Google Turns to Retro Cryptography to Keep Datasets Private

19th June 2019Lily Hay Newman

Google’s Private Join and Compute will let companies compare notes without divulging sensitive information. Source: Wired – Google Turns to Retro Cryptography [...]

Google Targets Deceptive Sites with New Chrome Tools

18th June 2019Dark Reading Staff

A new extension and browser alert aim to help users report deceptive sites and prevent them from encountering fraud. Source: Dark Reading [...]

Malicious Apps from Google PlayStore Bypassing SMS-Based Two-Factor Authentication and Steal OTPs in SMS

18th June 2019BALAJI N

Researchers discovered new malicious Android apps from Google Play Store bypassing SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) mechanisms and steal the OTP without SMS’s permission. [...]

Your Google Calendar Isn't Safe, an Eye-Controlled TV, and More News

17th June 2019Alex Baker-Whitcomb

Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less. Source: Wired – Your Google Calendar Isn’t Safe, [...]

Tricky Scam Plants Phishing Links in Your Google Calendar

17th June 2019Lily Hay Newman

Scammers are taking advantage of default calendar settings to try to trick users into clicking malicious links. Source: Wired – Tricky Scam [...]

Vuln: Google Chrome CVE-2019-5842 Remote Security Vulnerability

17th June 2019CW Enterprises

Google Chrome CVE-2019-5842 Remote Security Vulnerability Source: Security Focus – Vuln: Google Chrome CVE-2019-5842 Remote Security Vulnerability [...]

Google Adds Two-Factor Authentication For Its Apps on iOS

13th June 2019Curtis Franklin Jr Senior Editor at Dark Reading

Android-based two-factor authentication now works for Google applications on iPad and iPhone. Source: Dark Reading – Mobile Security – Google Adds Two-Factor [...]