Ransomware news trending on Google
The first news which is trending on Google and related to Ransomware is about Robbinhood malware which can disable all security settings on Windows 7,8 and 10 machines. Security researchers from Sophos have discovered that a flaw in Gigabyte’s motherboards is allowing hackers to induce Robbinhood ransomware into the Windows Computers after which the file-encrypting […]
Cyber attack headlines trending on Google
Finally what we did not expect is happening as a British court has ordered Bitfinex to freeze a Bitcoins payments as it was leading to the wallets of those distributing ransomware. Yes, you have read it right! As most of the cryptocurrency variants can easily be tracked now, an England and Wales High Court […]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai wants AI to be regulated
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has urged the US and the European Union to coordinate and offer tools that can regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. Speaking at the technology conference in Brussels, the Alphabet Inc’s Chief Executive Officer said that western countries need not start it from scratch to regulate AI technology as […]
Google acquisition of Britain’s Cloud Data Firm Looker under scrutiny
Google acquisition of Cloud Data analytics firm Looker Data Sciences has been put under scrutiny by Britain’s data watchdog as government authority wants to make sure that the $2.6 Billion purchase was transparent enough and would result in less competition in the UK market. Sources from the Alphabet’s subsidiary stated that Looker’s acquisition was approved […]
Google to warn users on Phishing websites
American Web Search giant Google has decided to safeguard its users against phishing scams by offering them a new real-time alert system. This technology is aimed to alert users when they visit phony web pages, and online forms were entering personal data such as passwords that could prove disastrous. As website sophistication has exploded […]
Android Malware draining money in bank accounts
A new malware variant is said to be targeting millions of Android phones through a vulnerability that is yet to be actively exploited. And developers are insisting on the fact that the Trojan is well capable of draining money from bank accounts. Security researchers from Cybersecurity Firm Promon claim that “ StrandHogg” Vulnerability is […]
EU reviews Google Data Collection practices
European Union (EU) has again ordered Google to disclose the details of the data sharing practices it carries out with its clients and ad companies. Thus, media sources speculate that the move could trigger the EU authorities to formulate new stringent laws against the web search giant leading to regulatory woes. In the past two […]
Google confirms state-sponsored cyber attacks on its users
Google’s Threat Analysis Group has confirmed that it has sent over 12,000 warnings to its users targeted by state-sponsored phishing campaigns. The internet juggernaut has also confirmed that governments from the east are showing a lot of interest in launching phishing and disinformation related attacks on the company’s Western users. Releasing the update in its […]
Important updates about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
Here’s an email sent by Google to its users about its recent update to California Consumer Privacy Act CCPA- Dear Partner, The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a new data privacy law that applies to certain businesses that collect personal information from California residents. The new law goes into effect on January […]
Android phones acting as spying devices due to Camera app Vulnerability
Security researchers from Checkmarx have found a vulnerability in the Android operating system loaded smartphones including Pixel 1 and 2 which steal data related to camera, microphone and GPS Location without the user’s consent. The flaw dubbed as CVE- 2019- 2234 was discovered by the researchers when a rogue app was used to bypass security […]
