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AI, Cybersecurity, data protection, Global Security News, Google, News, privacy

Google Search introduces new ways to remove sensitive personal information and explicit images

Google expanded its “Results about you” tool to give users more control over sensitive personal information and added a way to request removal of non-consensual explicit images from Search. Manage and limit sensitive personal information in Search Users can request the removal of Search results that contain sensitive personal information, such as driver’s license numbers,…

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AI, Don't miss, Global Security News, Google, News, Risk Management, Tenable, vulnerability

Major vulnerabilities found in Google Looker, putting self-hosted deployments at risk

Researchers at Tenable have disclosed two vulnerabilities, collectively referred to as “LookOut,” affecting Google Looker. Because the business intelligence platform is deployed by more than 60,000 organizations in 195 countries, the flaws could give attackers a path to system takeover or access to sensitive corporate data. The uncovered vulnerabilities The most critical discovery, a RCE…

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Apple, Global Security News, Google, privacy, Technology

WhatsApp releases account feature that looks to combat spyware

WhatsApp unveiled a lockdown-style feature on Tuesday similar to those offered by other tech providers aimed at blocking sophisticated cyberattacks, with spyware in mind. The “Strict Account Settings” feature will roll out in the coming weeks and once enabled, will allow users to limit features in certain ways, such as blocking attachments and media from…

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AI, Data loss, Global Security News, Google, Instagram, Law & order

Smashing Security podcast #451: I hacked the government, and your headphones are next

In episode 451 of “Smashing Security,” we meet the cybercriminal who hacked the US Supreme Court, Veterans Affairs, and more – and then helpfully posted screenshots (and even someone’s blood type) on an account called “I hacked the government.” Plus we discuss how researchers uncovered a creepy flaw that lets attackers hijack wireless headphones, listen…

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Facebook, Global Security News, Google, Guest blog, privacy, Ray-Ban

Surveillance at sea: Cruise firm bans smart glasses to curb covert recording

If you’re planning a cruise for your holidays, and cannot bear the idea of being parted from your Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, you may want to avoid sailing with MSC Cruises. The cruise line has updated its list of prohibited items, specifically banning smart glasses and similar wearable devices from public areas. Read more in…

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Apple, Breaking News, Exploits, Global Security News, Google, hacking, Mobile

Emergency fixes deployed by Google and Apple after targeted attacks

Google and Apple issued emergency updates to address zero-day flaws exploited in attacks targeting an unknown number of users. Apple and Google have both pushed out urgent security updates after uncovering a highly targeted attacks against an unknown number of users. The attacks abused zero‑day vulnerabilities in their software. The campaign appears to involve nation-state…

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Breaking News, Chrome, Exploits, Global Security News, Google, hacking, Security

Google fixed a new actively exploited Chrome zero-day

Google addressed three vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, including a high-severity bug already exploited in the wild. Google released security updates to fix three vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, including a high-severity flaw that threat actors are already exploiting in real-world attacks. “Google is aware that an exploit for 466192044 exists in the wild,” reads…

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Global Security News, Google, openai, Podcast

The AI Fix #80: DeepSeek’s cheap GPT-5 rival, Antigravity fails, and why being rude to AI makes it smarter

In episode 80 of The AI Fix, your hosts look at DeepSeek 3.2 “Speciale”, the bargain-basement model that claims GPT-5-level brains at 10% of the price, Jensen Huang’s reassuring vision of a robot fashion industry, and a 75kg T-800 style humanoid that can do flying kicks because robot-marketing departments have clearly learned nothing from Terminator.…

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Global Security News, Google, google gemini, Podcast

The AI Fix #79: Gemini 3, poetry jailbreaks, and do we even need safe robots?

In episode 79 of The AI Fix, Gemini 3 roasts the competition, scares Nvidia, and can’t remember what year it is. Meanwhile, Graham investigates a fight between a fridge and robot, and Mark discovers that poetry could be a universal jailbreak for LLMs. Also in this episode, our hosts ponder whether Mark Zuckerberg’s underground bunker…

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Android, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Exploits, Global Security News, Google, Technology

Google addresses 107 Android vulnerabilities, including two zero-days

Google disclosed two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities Monday, which it addressed among a total of 107 defects in the company’s monthly security update for Android devices. The zero-days — CVE-2025-48633 and CVE-2025-48572 — are both high-severity defects affecting the Android framework, which attackers can exploit to access information and escalate privileges, respectively. Google said both…

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AI, Asia Pacific, Global Security News, Google, Podcast, Security threats, vulnerability

The AI Fix #78: The big AI bubble, and robot Grandma in the cloud

In episode 78 of The AI Fix, alien robot spiders invade Antarctica (or Facebook says they do), Mark prepares humanity for AI-powered fighter jets with loyalty issues, and Graham tries to work out why his AI-generated country music career hasn’t yet paid for even a Tesco Meal Deal. Anthropic claims it has caught the first…

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Asia Pacific, Breaking News, cyber crime, Cybercrime, Global Security News, Google, Security

Google sues cybercriminal group Smishing Triad

Google sues China-based group using “Lighthouse” phishing kit in large-scale smishing attacks to steal victims’ financial data. Google filed a lawsuit against a cybercriminal group largely based in China that is behind a massive text message phishing operation, or “smishing.” The organization uses a phishing-as-a-service kit named “Lighthouse” to steal sensitive financial information by sending…

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Android, Breaking News, Exploits, Global Security News, Google, hacking, Security

Google fixed a critical remote code execution in Android

Google’s November 2025 Android update fixes two flaws in the System component, including a critical remote code execution issue. Google’s November 2025 Android security updates addressed two vulnerabilities impacting the System component. The fixes are included in the 2025-11-01 security patch level, the only patch level released this month by the IT giant. “The most…

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Breaking News, Chrome, Exploits, Global Security News, Google, Security

Chrome 142 Released: Two high-severity V8 flaws fixed, $100K in rewards paid

Google released Chrome 142, fixing 20 flaws, including two high-severity V8 bugs, and awarded $100,000 in bug bounties. Google addressed 20 flaws in Chrome version 142, including high-severity bugs that impact the V8 engine. The IT giant awarded $100,000 in bounties for two issues in the V8 JavaScript engine. The two vulnerabilities are tracked as…

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AI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Future of Life Institute, Global Security News, Google, Meta

Open letter calls for prohibition on superintelligent AI, highlighting growing mainstream concern

An open letter released Wednesday has called for a ban on the development of artificial intelligence systems considered to be “superintelligent” until there is broad scientific consensus that such technologies can be created both safely and in a manner the public supports.  The statement, issued by the nonprofit Future of Life Institute, has been signed…

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Breaking News, Chrome, Exploits, Global Security News, Google, hacking, Security

Google fixes critical Chrome flaw, researcher earns $43K

Google addressed a critical use-after-free vulnerability in its Chrome browser that could potentially lead to code execution. A researcher earned $43000 from Google for reporting a critical Chrome vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-10200, in the Serviceworker component. A use-after-free (UAF) occurs when a program accesses memory after it has been freed. This can cause crashes, data…

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Breaking News, Global Security News, Google, hacking, Laws and regulations

France’s CNIL fined Google $379M and Shein $175M for breaching cookie rules

France’s data watchdog fined Google $379M (€325 million) and Shein $175M (€150 million) for breaching cookie rules. The French data watchdog, the National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), fined Google $379 million (€325 million) and Shein $175 million (€150 million) for violating cookie rules. “The two fines imposed on GOOGLE and SHEIN by the restricted committee – the CNIL…

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Android, Breaking News, Exploits, Global Security News, Google, hacking, Security

Google addressed two Android flaws actively exploited in targeted attacks

Google addressed 120 Android vulnerabilities in September 2025, including two flaws actively exploited in targeted attacks. Google has released security updates to address 120 Android vulnerabilities as part of Android Security Bulletin – September 2025. Two of these vulnerabilities have been exploited in targeted attacks. “There are indications that the following may be under limited, targeted…

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Android, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Google, Technology

Google patches two Android zero-days, 120 defects total in September security update

Google warned that two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Android devices have been patched in its September security update, which addresses 120 software defects total.  The zero-days — CVE-2025-38352 affecting the kernel and CVE-2025-48543 affecting Android Runtime — are both high-severity defects that don’t require user interaction for exploitation and could lead to escalation of…

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AI, ChatGPT, Global Security News, Google, openai, Podcast

Smashing Security podcast #430: Poisoned Calendar invites, ChatGPT, and Bromide

A poisoned Google Calendar invite that can hijack your smart home, a man is hospitalised after ChatGPT told him to season his food with… pesticide, and some thoughts on Superman’s latest cinematic outing. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley, joined this…

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Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Google, Research, Technology

Project Zero disclosure policy change puts vendors on early notice

Google this week changed how it publicly discloses vulnerabilities in a bid to give defenders early details about new software defects it discovers, shortening the early window of time between a vendor releasing a patch and customers installing the security update. Project Zero, Google’s squad of security researchers who find and study zero-day vulnerabilities, will…

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AI, Gemini Advisory, Global Security News, Google, Research

Researchers flag flaw in Google’s AI coding assistant that allowed for ‘silent’ code exfiltration 

Researchers have disclosed a vulnerability in Gemini Command Line Interface (CLI), Google’s latest piece of “agentic” AI software for code development. The flaw, which was reported to Google and patched prior to disclosure, would have allowed an attacker to silently execute arbitrary code on a user’s machine. In one video demonstration, a researcher interacts with…

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Breaking News, Chrome, Exploits, Global Security News, Google, hacking, Security

CVE-2025-6554 marks the fifth actively exploited Chrome Zero-Day patched by Google in 2025

Google released security patches to address multiple Chrome vulnerabilities, including one flaw that has been exploited in the wild. Google released fixes for six Chrome flaws, including one actively exploited in the wild tracked as CVE-2025-6558 (CVSS score of 8.8). CVE-2025-6558 stems from improper validation of untrusted input in Chrome’s ANGLE and GPU components. Clément…

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Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, extortion, Global Security News, Google, Google Threat Intelligence Group, Microsoft 365, OAuth, phishing, Salesforce, Social Engineering, Technology, Threats

Salesforce customers duped by series of social-engineering attacks

A financially motivated threat group posing as IT support has intruded the systems of about 20 organizations by duping employees into installing a malicious, illegitimate version of Salesforce’s Data Loader and granting broader access to cloud-based environments, Google Threat Intelligence Group said in a threat report released Wednesday. The attacks, which Google attributes to UNC6040,…

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Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, extortion, Global Security News, Google, Google Threat Intelligence Group, Microsoft 365, OAuth, phishing, Salesforce, Social Engineering, Technology, Threats

Salesforce customers duped by series of social-engineering attacks

A financially motivated threat group posing as IT support has intruded the systems of about 20 organizations by duping employees into installing a malicious, illegitimate version of Salesforce’s Data Loader and granting broader access to cloud-based environments, Google Threat Intelligence Group said in a threat report released Wednesday. The attacks, which Google attributes to UNC6040,…

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Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, extortion, Global Security News, Google, Google Threat Intelligence Group, Microsoft 365, OAuth, phishing, Salesforce, Social Engineering, Technology, Threats

Salesforce customers duped by series of social-engineering attacks

A financially motivated threat group posing as IT support has intruded the systems of about 20 organizations by duping employees into installing a malicious, illegitimate version of Salesforce’s Data Loader and granting broader access to cloud-based environments, Google Threat Intelligence Group said in a threat report released Wednesday. The attacks, which Google attributes to UNC6040,…

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Android, CISA, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Exploits, Global Security News, Google, Google Threat Analysis Group, patching, Technology, vulnerabilities, zero days

Google addresses 34 high-severity vulnerabilities in June’s Android security update

Google’s June security update for Android devices contains 34 vulnerabilities, all of which the company designates as high-severity defects. The company didn’t disclose any actively exploited vulnerabilities. Attackers could exploit the most serious flaw — CVE-2025-26443 affecting the Android system — to achieve local escalation of privilege with no additional privileges required. Google said exploitation…

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Android, CISA, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Exploits, Global Security News, Google, Google Threat Analysis Group, patching, Technology, vulnerabilities, zero days

Google addresses 34 high-severity vulnerabilities in June’s Android security update

Google’s June security update for Android devices contains 34 vulnerabilities, all of which the company designates as high-severity defects. The company didn’t disclose any actively exploited vulnerabilities. Attackers could exploit the most serious flaw — CVE-2025-26443 affecting the Android system — to achieve local escalation of privilege with no additional privileges required. Google said exploitation…

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Android, CISA, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Exploits, Global Security News, Google, Google Threat Analysis Group, patching, Technology, vulnerabilities, zero days

Google addresses 34 high-severity vulnerabilities in June’s Android security update

Google’s June security update for Android devices contains 34 vulnerabilities, all of which the company designates as high-severity defects. The company didn’t disclose any actively exploited vulnerabilities. Attackers could exploit the most serious flaw — CVE-2025-26443 affecting the Android system — to achieve local escalation of privilege with no additional privileges required. Google said exploitation…

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CrowdStrike, Microsoft aim to eliminate confusion in threat group attribution

CrowdStrike and Microsoft announced an agreement Monday to formally connect the different names each company uses for the same threat groups in their attribution analysis. The companies said the effort will clarify inconsistencies across the industry’s naming taxonomies and acknowledge when both companies identify the same threat groups.  The alliance between the longstanding competitors doesn’t…

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CrowdStrike, Microsoft aim to eliminate confusion in threat group attribution

CrowdStrike and Microsoft announced an agreement Monday to formally connect the different names each company uses for the same threat groups in their attribution analysis. The companies said the effort will clarify inconsistencies across the industry’s naming taxonomies and acknowledge when both companies identify the same threat groups.  The alliance between the longstanding competitors doesn’t…

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CrowdStrike, Microsoft aim to eliminate confusion in threat group attribution

CrowdStrike and Microsoft announced an agreement Monday to formally connect the different names each company uses for the same threat groups in their attribution analysis. The companies said the effort will clarify inconsistencies across the industry’s naming taxonomies and acknowledge when both companies identify the same threat groups.  The alliance between the longstanding competitors doesn’t…

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Global Security News, Google, openai, Podcast, The AI Fix

The AI Fix #52: AI adopts its own social norms, and AI DJ creates diversity scandal

In episode 52 of The AI Fix, our hosts watch a non-existent musical about garlic bread, Graham shares a summer reading list of books that don’t exist, Mark feels nauseous after watching a video of Sam Altman and Jony Ive waffling about products that don’t exist, some non-existent robots stack empty crates in a factory…

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A Little Sunshine, eset, fbi, Flashpoint, Global Security News, Google, Intel 471, JimmBee, lumen, Lumma Stealer, Maffiozi, Microsoft, Ne'er-Do-Well News, North America, Onix, proofpoint, Russia's War on Ukraine, team cyrmu, U.S. Department of Justice, Zscaler

Oops: DanaBot Malware Devs Infected Their Own PCs

The U.S. government today unsealed criminal charges against 16 individuals accused of operating and selling DanaBot, a prolific strain of information-stealing malware that has been sold on Russian cybercrime forums since 2018. The FBI says a newer version of DanaBot was used for espionage, and that many of the defendants exposed their real-life identities after…

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AI, gemini, Global Security News, Google, Google I/O

Google updates the Gemini app with real-time AI video, Deep Research, and more

Google announced several updates to the Gemini AI chatbot app during Google I/O 2025, including more broadly available multimodal AI features, updated AI models, and deeper integrations with Google’s suite of products. Starting Tuesday, Google is rolling out Gemini Live’s camera and screen-sharing capabilities to all users on iOS and Android. The feature, powered by…

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