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New Android MMRat malware uses Protobuf protocol to steal your data

A novel Android banking malware named MMRat utilizes a rarely used communication method, protobuf data serialization, to more efficiently steal data from compromised devices. […]

21 Aug

Sneaky Amazon Google ad leads to Microsoft support scam

A legitimate-looking ad for Amazon in Google search results redirects visitors to a Microsoft Defender tech support scam that locks up their browser. […]

20 Aug

Google Chrome to warn when installed extensions are malware

Google is testing a new feature in the Chrome browser that will warn users when an installed extension has been removed from the Chrome Web Store, usually indicative of it being malware. […]

16 Aug

Google released first quantum-resilient FIDO2 key implementation

Google has announced the first open-source quantum resilient FIDO2 security key implementation, which uses a unique ECC/Dilithium hybrid signature schema co-created with ETH Zurich. […]

07 Aug

Google Play apps with 2.5M installs load ads when screen’s off

The Google Play store was infiltrated by 43 Android applications with 2.5 million installs that secretly displayed advertisements while a phone’s screen was off, running down a device’s battery. […]

06 Aug

Google Gmail continuously nagging to enable Enhanced Safe Browsing

Google is urging users to activate its Enhanced Safe Browsing feature via numerous alerts in Gmail that keep coming back, even after you acknowledge them. […]

03 Aug

Google makes it easier to remove your info, explicit images from search

Google will soon make it easier to remove your personally identifiable information and explicit images from search results right from Google Search or the Google app. […]

01 Aug

Threat actors abuse Google AMP for evasive phishing attacks

Security researchers are warning of increased phishing activity that abuses Google Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) to bypass email security measures and get to inboxes of enterprise employees. […]

31 Jul

Hackers steal Signal, WhatsApp user data with fake Android chat app

Hackers are using a fake Android app named ‘SafeChat’ to infect devices with spyware malware that steals call logs, texts, and GPS locations from phones. […]