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 1, 2020. […]
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 […]
CloudSimple acquired by Google
Web search giant Google has made it official that it has purchased CloudSimple Company for an undisclosed amount. The objective of the deal is to strengthen VMware cloud workloads on its platform by integrating the technology of CloudSimple. Santa Clara based company CloudSimple is a company that provides high performance and a dedicated environment for […]
Google illegally accessed the US populace health data via Ascension
In a shocking revelation made by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Monday, Google is accused of illegally accessing the health records of American Populace without the consent of the respective populace or their doctors. Going into the details, Google is reported to be working on a secret project titled ‘Project Nightingale’ for which it […]
Interesting Cybersecurity News headlines trending on Google
1.) The field of hardware security is getting ready for a revolution as Google is helping to design an Open Source, super-secure silicon wafer which is scheduled to be released at the same time next year. Dubbed at OpenTitan, this super secure processing chip is intended to give hackers a tough time to their intentions […]
Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
1.) Australia based Monash IVF Group has disclosed that it has been subjected to a cyber attack where email ids and some content info were stolen by hackers as the bad guys managed to break into the database containing confidential information. News is out that the stolen content and email ids can be used by […]
Google Trending Cybersecurity news headlines for this week
1.) The first trending news headlines related to Cybersecurity is a malware spread scare in which security researchers confirm that it is being spread on mobile phones by hackers through the Android OS feature called NFC(Near Field Communication). Although Google has issued a fix to this flaw, a recent study carried out by an independent […]
Google wants users to alert guests about eavesdropping by smart speakers
Next time when a guest enters your house and is in the vicinity of a smart speaker aka voice assistant- say Alexa; then you better alert them in advance that they are virtual assistants in a home that could be carrying eavesdropping. This is what Rick Osterloh, the Senior Vice President of Devices at Google […]
