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Lumma malware can allegedly restore expired Google auth cookies

The Lumma information-stealer malware (aka ‘LummaC2’) is promoting a new feature that allegedly allows cybercriminals to restore expired Google cookies, which can be used to hijack Google accounts. […]

18 Nov

Google shares plans for blocking third-party cookies in Chrome

Google has officially announced plans to gradually eliminate third-party cookies, a key aspect of its Privacy Sandbox initiative. […]

03 Nov

Google Play adds security audit badges for Android VPN apps

Google Play, Android’s official app store, is now tagging VPN apps with an ‘independent security reviews’ badge if they conducted an independent security audit of their software and platform. […]

30 Oct

Huawei, Vivo phones tag Google app as TrojanSMS-PA malware

Huawei, Honor, and Vivo smartphones and tablets are displaying strange ‘Security threat’ alerts urging the deletion of the Google app, warning that it is detected as the ‘TrojanSMS-PA’ malware. […]

26 Oct

Android adware apps on Google Play amass two million installs

Several malicious Google Play Android apps installed over 2 million times push intrusive ads to users while concealing their presence on the infected devices. […]

18 Oct

Google Play Protect adds real-time scanning to fight Android malware

Google has announced new, real-time scanning features for Google Play Protect that make it harder for malicious apps employing polymorphism to evade detection. […]

17 Oct

SpyNote Android malware spreads via fake volcano eruption alerts

Android malware ‘SpyNote’ was seen in an Italy-focused campaign that uses a phony ‘IT-alert’ public alert service website to infect visitors. […]

03 Oct

Google to bolster phishing and malware delivery defenses in 2024

Google will introduce new sender guidelines in February to bolster email security against phishing and malware delivery by mandating bulk senders to authenticate their emails and adhere to stricter spam thresholds […]

03 Oct

Android October security update fixes zero-days exploited in attacks

Google has released the October 2023 security updates for Android, addressing 54 unique vulnerabilities, including two known to be actively exploited. […]

27 Sep

Google fixes fifth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2023

Google has patched the fifth Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks since the start of the year in emergency security updates released today. […]

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