03 Dec Google is phasing out ad personalization for some AdSense products Google has announced significant changes to its Search Ads publisher products, including AdSense for Search (AFS), AdSense for Shopping (AFSh), and Programmable Search Engine (ProSE). […]
02 Dec Google Chrome’s new cache change could boost performance Google is introducing a significant change to Chrome’s Back/Forward Cache (BFCache) behavior, allowing web pages to be stored in the cache, even if a webmaster specifies not to store a page in the browser’s cache. […]
21 Nov 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 […]