Google Drive starts warning users about suspicious files
Google has announced on Thursday that it has started warning users when they open potentially suspicious or dangerous files hosted on …
Update now! Chrome patches critical RCE vulnerability in Safe Browsing
Google has issued an update for the Chrome browser which includes 26 security fixes. What stands out is that one of these fixes is rated as …
Pervasive Apple Safari Bug Exposes Web-Browsing Data, Google IDs
A security vulnerability in Apple’s browsers for macOS, iOS and iPadOS can lead to information disclosure, researchers have warned. Apple …
Singapore police warns of ad scams targeting Google search users
Singapore has warned of a new scam tactic targeting users of Google’s search platform, some of whom have unwittingly assumed advertisements …
Lawmakers Plan Legislation to ‘Ban Surveillance Advertising’
“The Banning Surveillance Advertising Act does what its title suggests. The legislation prohibits advertising facilitators (e.g., …
Lawmakers Plan Legislation to ‘Ban Surveillance Advertising’
“The Banning Surveillance Advertising Act does what its title suggests. The legislation prohibits advertising facilitators (e.g., …
Bug in WebKit’s IndexedDB implementation makes Safari 15 leak Google account info… and more
An improperly implemented API that stores data on browsers has caused a vulnerability in Safari 15 that leaks user internet activity and …
Safari bug leaks your Google account info, browsing history
There’s a problem with the implementation of the IndexedDB API in Safari’s WebKit engine, which could result in leaking browsing histories …
A week in security (January 10 – 16)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Ransomware cyberattack forces New Mexico jail to lock down Some Android users can disable 2G now and why …
Google says open source software should be more secure
In conjunction with a White House meeting on Thursday at which technology companies discussed the security of open source software, Google …
Google calls on U.S. government to do more to secure critical open-source software
After meeting with White House officials Thursday, Google LLC has called for the U.S. government to take on a more proactive role in …
Android users can now disable 2G to block Stingray attacks
Google has finally rolled out an option on Android allowing users to disable 2G connections, which come with a host of privacy and security …
Some Android users can disable 2G now and why that is a good thing
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has happily informed people that Google has quietly pushed a new feature to its Android operating …
How safe are cloud applications?
Netskope released a research highlighting the continued growth of malware and other malicious payloads delivered by cloud applications. The …