Latest Google news

Google Pay app shutting down in US, users have till June to move funds

Google is retiring the standalone Pay app in the United States. Users have until June 4 to transfer the balance to bank accounts.
- Bill Toulas
- February 23, 2024
- 01:46 PM
- 7
New Google Chrome feature blocks attacks against home networks

Google is testing a new feature to prevent malicious public websites from pivoting through a user's browser to attack devices and services on internal, private networks.
- Mayank Parmar
- February 17, 2024
- 10:07 AM
- 6
Google teases a new modern look for sign-in pages, including Gmail

Google is on the brink of refreshing its sign-in pages, including Gmail, with a sleek, modern makeover.
- Mayank Parmar
- February 08, 2024
- 06:33 AM
- 0
Denmark orders schools to stop sending student data to Google

The Danish data protection authority (Datatilsynet) has issued an injunction regarding student data being funneled to Google through the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace services in the country's schools.
- Bill Toulas
- February 07, 2024
- 03:15 PM
- 3
Google tests blocking side-loaded Android apps with risky permissions

Google has launched a new pilot program to fight financial fraud by blocking the sideloading of Android APK files that request access to risky permissions.
- Bill Toulas
- February 07, 2024
- 01:57 PM
- 4
Google says spyware vendors behind most zero-days it discovers

Commercial spyware vendors (CSV) were behind 80% of the zero-day vulnerabilities Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered in 2023 and used to spy on devices worldwide.
- Bill Toulas
- February 06, 2024
- 12:27 PM
- 4
Check if you're in Google Chrome's third-party cookie phaseout test

Google has started testing the phasing out of third-party cookies on Chrome, affecting about 1% of its users or approximately 30 million people. Learn how to check if you are part of the initial test.
- Mayank Parmar
- February 03, 2024
- 02:14 PM
- 3
Google shares fix for Pixel phones hit by bad system update

Google has shared a temporary fix for owners of Google Pixel devices that were rendered unusable after installing the January 2024 Google Play system update.
- Bill Toulas
- February 01, 2024
- 11:05 AM
- 3
Google Pixel phones unusable after January 2024 system update

Google Pixel smartphone owners report problems after installing the January 2024 Google Play system update, being unable to access their devices internal storage, open the camera, take screenshots, or even open apps.
- Bill Toulas
- January 24, 2024
- 10:13 AM
- 18
Google fixes first actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2024

Google has released security updates to fix the first Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild since the start of the year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 16, 2024
- 02:13 PM
- 1
Google Search bug shows blank page in Firefox for Android

Users of the Firefox browser for Android have been reporting that they are seeing a blank page when trying to load the main Google Search site.
- Bill Toulas
- January 09, 2024
- 09:48 AM
- 2
Google: Malware abusing API is standard token theft, not an API issue

Google is downplaying reports of malware abusing an undocumented Google Chrome API to generate new authentication cookies when previously stolen ones have expired.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 06, 2024
- 11:40 AM
- 1
Google Groups is ending support for Usenet to combat spam

Google has officially announced it's ceasing support for Usenet groups on its Google Groups platform, a move partly attributed to the platform's increasing struggle with spam content.
- Mayank Parmar
- January 02, 2024
- 12:03 PM
- 1
Malware abuses Google OAuth endpoint to ‘revive’ cookies, hijack accounts

Multiple information-stealing malware families are abusing an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint named "MultiLogin" to restore expired authentication cookies and log into users' accounts, even if an account's password was reset.
- Bill Toulas
- December 29, 2023
- 11:13 AM
- 5
New Xamalicious Android malware installed 330k times on Google Play

A previously unknown Android backdoor named 'Xamalicious' has infected approximately 338,300 devices via malicious apps on Google Play, Android's official app store.
- Bill Toulas
- December 27, 2023
- 10:54 AM
- 0
Google Chrome now scans for compromised passwords in the background

Google says the Chrome Safety Check feature will work in the background to check if passwords saved in the web browser have been compromised.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 24, 2023
- 10:11 AM
- 8
Android malware Chameleon disables Fingerprint Unlock to steal PINs

The Chameleon Android banking trojan has re-emerged with a new version that uses a tricky technique to take over devices — disable fingerprint and face unlock to steal device PINs.
- Bill Toulas
- December 21, 2023
- 05:00 AM
- 0
BazarCall attacks abuse Google Forms to legitimize phishing emails

A new wave of BazarCall attacks uses Google Forms to generate and send payment receipts to victims, attempting to make the phishing attempt appear more legitimate.
- Bill Toulas
- December 13, 2023
- 03:34 PM
- 1
AutoSpill attack steals credentials from Android password managers

Security researchers developed a new attack, which they named AutoSpill, to steal account credentials on Android during the autofill operation.
- Bill Toulas
- December 09, 2023
- 10:14 AM
- 3
Google shares “fix” for deleted Google Drive files

Google says it identified and fixed a bug causing customer files added to Google Drive after April-May 2023 to disappear. However, the fix isn't working for all affected users.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 08, 2023
- 03:36 PM
- 1