Number Nine! Chrome fixes another 2022 zero-day, Edge patched too
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:58:04 +0000
Ninth more unto the breach, dear friends, ninth more.
Read moreJudge Orders U.S. Lawyer in Russian Botnet Case to Pay Google
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:44:50 +0000
In December 2021, Google filed a civil lawsuit against two Russian men thought to be responsible for operating Glupteba, one of the Internet’s largest and oldest botnets. The defendants, who initially pursued a strategy of counter suing Google for tortious interference in their sprawling cybercrime business, later brazenly offered to dismantle the botnet in exchange for payment from Google. The judge in the case was not amused, found for the plaintiff, and ordered the defendants and their U.S. attorney to pay Google’s legal fees.
Read moreNumber Nine! Chrome fixes another 2022 zero-day, Edge not patched yet
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:58:04 +0000
Ninth more unto the breach, dear friends, ninth more.
Read moreHey, Google: It's time to step up your Pixel upgrade promise
Look, it’s no big secret that I’m a fan of Google’s Pixel program.
I’ve personally owned Pixel phones since the first-gen model graced our gunk-filled pockets way back in 2016. And Pixels have been the only Android devices I’ve wholeheartedly recommended for most folks ever since.
There’s a reason. And more than anything, it comes down to the software and the overall experience Google’s Pixel approach provides.
- Part of that is the Pixel’s interface and the lack of any unnecessary meddling and complication — including the absence of confusing (and often privacy-compromising) duplicative apps and services larded onto the phone for the manufacturer’s business benefit and at the expense of your user experience.
- Part of it is the unmatched integration of exceptional Google services and exclusive Google intelligence that puts genuinely useful stuff you’ll actually benefit from front and center and makes it an integrated part of the Pixel package.
- And, yes, part of it is the Pixel upgrade promise and the fact that Pixel phones are still the only Android devices where both timely and reliable software updates are a built-in feature and guarantee.
[Psst: Got a Pixel? Any Pixel? Check out my free Pixel Academy e-course to uncover all sorts of advanced intelligence lurking within your phone!]
Chrome fixes 8th zero-day of 2022 – check your version now (Edge too!)
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 19:42:53 +0000
There isn’t a rhyme to remind you which months have browser zero-days… you just have to keep your eyes and ears open!
Read moreChrome fixes 8th zero-day of 2022 – check your version now
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 01:42:53 +0000
There isn’t a rhyme to remind you which months have browser zero-days… you just have to keep your eyes and ears open!
Read moreDangerous SIM-swap lockscreen bypass – update Android now!
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:59:12 +0000
A bit like leaving the front door keys under the doormat…
Read moreS3 Ep107: Eight months to kick out the crooks and you think that’s GOOD? [Audio + Text]
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:51:27 +0000
Listen now – latest episode – audio plus full transcript
Read moreChrome issues urgent zero-day fix – update now!
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2022 15:08:55 +0000
We’ve said it before/And we’ll say it again/It’s not *if* you should patch/It’s a matter of *when*. (Hint: now!)
Read moreGoogle execs knew 'Incognito mode' failed to protect privacy, suit claims
A federal judge in California is considering motions to dismiss a lawsuit against Google that alleges the company misled them into believing their privacy was being protected while using Incognito mode in the Chrome browser.
The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District Court of California by five users more than two years ago, is now awaiting a recent motion by those plaintiffs for two class-action certifications.
The first would cover all Chrome users with a Google account who accessed a non-Google website containing Google tracking or advertising code and who were in “Incognito mode”; the second covers all Safari, Edge, and Internet Explorer users with a Google account who accessed a non-Google website containing Google tracking or advertising code while in “private browsing mode.”