Google Quietly Bans Deepfake Training Projects on Colab Google has quietly banned deepfake projects on its Colaboratory (Colab) service, putting an end to the large-scale utilization of the platform’s resources for this purpose. Colab is an online computing resource that allows researchers to run Python code directly through the browser Read more…
Google Shut Down Caching Servers at Two Russian ISPs Two Russian internet service providers (ISPs) have received notices from Google that the global caching servers on their network have been disabled. A caching server is an ISP-bound node for fast serving Google content faster to internet subscribers and maintain high Read more…
New ChromeLoader Malware Surge Threatens Browsers Worldwide The ChromeLoader malware is seeing an uptick in detections this month, following a relatively stable volume since the start of the year, causing the browser hijack to become a widespread threat. ChromeLoader is a browser hijacker that can modify the victim’s web browser Read more…
Google: Predator Spyware Infected Android Devices Using zero-days Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) says that state-backed threat actors used five zero-day vulnerabilities to install Predator spyware developed by commercial surveillance developer Cytrox. In these attacks, part of three campaigns that started between August and October 2021, the attackers used zero-day Read more…
Google Chrome Updates Failing on Android Devices in Russia A growing number of Android Google Chrome users in Russia are reporting errors when attempting to install the latest update for the web browser. The number of complaints is increasing every day but so far, the cause of the problem remains unknown Read more…
Google Play Now Blocks Paid App Downloads, Updates in Russia Google is now blocking Russian users and developers from downloading or updating paid applications from the Google Play Store starting Thursday due to sanctions. “As part of our compliance efforts, Google Play is blocking the downloading of paid apps and Read more…
Google Docs Crashes on Seeing “And. And. And. And. And.” A bug in Google Docs is causing it to crash when a series of words are typed into a document opened with the online word processor. Once crashed, you may not be able to easily re-access the document as doing so would Read more…
Google: Chinese State Hackers Keep Targeting Russian Govt Agencies Google said today that a Chinese-sponsored hacking group linked to China’s People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA SSF) is targeting Russian government agencies. The company’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), a team of security experts that acts as a defense force Read more…
Google SMTP Relay Service Abused for Sending Phishing Emails Phishing actors abuse Google’s SMTP relay service to bypass email security products and successfully deliver malicious emails to targeted users. According to a report from email security firm Avanan, there has been a sudden uptick in threat actors abusing Google’s SMTP Read more…
Google Fights Doxxing with Updated Personal Info Removal Policy Google has expanded its policies to allow doxxing victims to remove more of their personally identifiable information (PII) from search engine results starting earlier this week. Removing doxxing content (contact info shared online with malicious intent) aims to protect the victims’ Read more…
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