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The malware was found hidden in the Windows shortcut file on The Pirate Bay. A new malware has been identified in popular torrent forum The Pirate Bay. The malware is discovered in a shortcut file for a movie and it has the capability to manipulate web pages along with changing the addresses for Bitcoin and […]
This is the second time in one week that adware apps have been found on Google Play Store. Lukas Stefanko, an IT security researcher at ESET has discovered 9 Android apps on Google Play Store spamming users with unwanted ads. One of the apps called “Remote control for TV and home electronics” has been installed […]
Handling the circulation of fake news is one of the hottest issues that companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter are dealing with these days. However, Google has failed to patch a security bug that was uncovered long ago and could make it the mouthpiece of fake news and misinformation. The bug could be exploited by […]
Google has now removed all 85 Adware from Play Store. Reportedly, 85 Android applications on Google Play Store were discovered to be sending dangerous, full-screen adware to users. These apps collectively have been installed approx. 9 million times across the world. It is identified that the apps had a built-in adware strain that could display […]
The CES 2019 event is going on in full swing and being a part of it, Google has made a bunch of big and small announcements for Google Assistant. Let’s take a quick look at all of them: The New Interpreter Mode The search giant has added various new features to its Google Assistant; the first one being […]
2018 turned out to be disastrous for many tech giants. It was a year full of not only back-to-back data abuse reports, but also came loaded with new data security laws coming into existence. This year, Apple has a strong message for Google, Amazon, and other tech companies who rely on sharing our data over […]
Spyware and Google have shared a pretty close relationship of late and the recent discovery from researchers at Trend Micro further establishes the fact that no matter how hard Google tries Android spyware keeps haunting its digital offerings. Reportedly, Trend Micro security researchers have identified a number of games and apps containing built-in spyware that […]
Search and advertising giant Google moved about $23 billion (19.9 billion euros) to tax haven Bermuda in 2017. A report from Reuters suggests that the company did it through a Dutch shell company. Google’s filing on Dec. 21 with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce has made this information public. This has been done as a […]
A three-year-old security vulnerability in Google Chrome for Android has finally been fixed by Google. It is quite surprising that the tech giant took so long to fix a flaw that was identified several years back. The flaw was originally identified at Nightwatch Cybersecurity by white hat hackers in May 2015. It is only now […]
It seems like 2019 will be the year of foldable! Following Samsung’s introduction of its first foldable smartphone (and various other companies rumored to join the gang), Google is another company trying to step into the foldable territory. According to a recent tweet by a Twitter handle ‘@TechNavvi,’ Google’s rumored foldable smartphone is in works. […]
When we talk about any open source operating system, most of the times it’s based on Linux or BSD. It rarely happens that there’s a new operating system kernel is being developed as it requires tons of work. This is where Fuchsia comes in. It is Google’s upcoming operating system with a new kernel (Magenta) […]
A security consultancy firm going by the name Bishop Fox informed Google of a UPnP bug in 2014 that has affected Chromecast devices and could allow hackers to play any YouTube video they want. Five years have passed, and the bug persists. Now two goodwill hackers have taken the matter into their own hands and have […]
Hackers behind the hacking spree are urging users to change their router settings and subscribe to PewDiePie’s YouTube. Last month, it was reported that a group of hackers compromised thousands of printers around the world to send printouts urging users to subscribe to Felix Kjellberg aka PewDiePie’s official YouTube channel and unsubscribe from T-Series’s channel. In total […]
Google Map has silently pushed a new feature on its Android and iOS app that allows users to interact with businesses by sending them a message. The feature aims to boost the engagement between the end users and small business that are difficult to reach via telephone or their own website. The feature was announced […]
In recent months, we have noticed that Google is very much obsessed with the Dark theme. Apart from the dark mode in the Android Pie launcher, Google is gradually adding the support to all its Google apps. Along the similar lines, we will soon be seeing a dark mode option in Google Chrome for Windows 10 as […]
Messages (previously Android Messages) by Google has been rumored to get the spam protection feature for a long time. Now, a new report suggests that the anticipated feature is now available on the messaging platform. According to a report by Android Police, the new spam protection feature, much like the one found in Truecaller, has […]
After the launch of the Pixel 3 Duo, Google has been speculated to unveil the laddered-down variants of the smartphones, dubbed the Pixel 3 Lite and the Pixel 3 XL Lite. In addition to the existing rumors, the new one tips at the possible launch time of the devices. According to a report by Android […]
Another day, another Android malware – This time, according to the latest findings of ESET’s IT security researchers, there is a new malware in Google Play Store that hijacks PayPal account to steal money – Researchers assessed that the malware is specifically targeting Android users and steals no less than $1,000. The malware was first […]
Google Plus has been hit by yet another bug forcing the company to shut down the social media site earlier than previously anticipated. In October this year, Google revealed that a bug was present in the API for the consumer version of Google Plus (Google+) that allowed third-party developers to access data of not just over 500,000 users but also […]
Another day, another malware targeting Android users – This time, 22 apps have been removed from the Play Store after security researchers found malware draining user phone’s battery and also downloading files without their consent. These Android apps disguised themselves as legitimate software and in some cases even offered some functionality. The most popular of […]
Google offers customized search results even in Incognito Mode, study. DuckDuckGo claims that Google’s search results aren’t just based on your location data and previous searches normally but also when you are logged out or browsing in incognito mode. It’s a fact that offering personalized and customized search results have been a hallmark of Google. […]