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Google is a technology company whose ecosystem includes internet services, cloud infrastructure, mobile software, browsers, and productivity platforms. In information security, the tag commonly covers vulnerabilities and security changes across these services, as well as Google’s role as an identity and data-processing provider for organizations.
Material risks include compromised Google accounts, overly permissive cloud identities or APIs, exposed stored data, and unpatched flaws in software such as Android or Chrome. Security teams should track relevant advisories, prioritize patches based on affected assets and exposure, enforce strong authentication and least-privilege access, and review logging for suspicious account or service activity. Google’s collection and processing of user, device, and organizational data also makes privacy controls, retention settings, contractual obligations, and regulatory compliance important. Its vulnerability-disclosure and threat-intelligence work can inform defensive monitoring, but does not replace asset inventory, configuration review, or tested recovery procedures.
ChatGPT appears to be testing support for Gmail and Google Calendar integration. This will allow users to summarise emails and create events. [...]
Most cyberattacks today don’t start with loud alarms or broken firewalls. They start quietly—inside tools and websites your business already trusts
Threat actors with suspected ties to Russia have been observed taking advantage of a Google account feature called application specific passwords (or app passwords) as part of a novel social engineering tactic designed to gain access to victims' emails
Phishing has evolved—and trust is the new attack vector. ChainLink Phishing uses real platforms like Google Drive & Dropbox to sneak past filters and steal credentials in the browser. Watch Keep Aware's on-demand webinar to see how these attacks work—and how to stop them. [...]
Hackers Posing as Help Desks and Call Centers to Target Victims, Google WarnsA hacking collective behind recent cyberattacks on major British retailers has pivoted to target U.S. insurance firms, warned Google. Scattered Spider, tracked as UNC3944 by Google, is a financially motivated threat group consisting largely of English-speaking adolescents.
A now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome was exploited as a zero-day by a threat actor known as TaxOff to deploy a backdoor codenamed Trinper
The notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider (aka UNC3944) that recently targeted various U.K. and U.S. retailers has begun to target major insurance companies, according to Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG)
Google threat analysts warn the team behind the Marks & Spencer break-in has moved on Cyber-crime crew Scattered Spider has infected US insurance companies following a series of ransomware attacks against American and British retailers, according to Google, which urged this sector to be on "high alert."…
Justice Officials Will Reportedly Probe the Google-Wiz Deal on Antitrust GroundsAntitrust enforcers are reportedly pumping the brakes on Google's proposed $32 billion buy of Wiz, but it's unclear if it'll be a single speedbump or an unmovable roadblock. Officials in the Justice Department's antitrust division are assessing if the megadeal would illegally limit competition.
On June 13, OpenAI began rolling out a new ChatGPT Search update to improve quality as the AI startup challenges Google's dominance. [...]