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Google Will Bring Reading Mode To Chrome Browser On Desktop

Google is reportedly working on a Reading Mode for its Chrome browser for desktop. It would be another feature after Dark mode and Tab card Previews that Google has recently copied from browsers like Microsoft Edge and Vivaldi. In a bug report published on Chromium.org, Reading Mode was mentioned that would work on different platforms like macOS, Linux, and […]

Google Maps Letting Some Users Test AR Navigation; Here’s Their Experience

The blue dot on Google Maps usually calibrates a few meters away from our real position, much to our annoyance. Hence, making the navigation feature unreliable, at times. Last year at Google I/O, the company teased augmented reality in Google Maps that would radically improve the accuracy of the navigation system. Now, Google is allowing some of us […]

Clipper malware on Play Store replaces users BTC & ETH wallet address

This is the first ever Clipper malware found on Play Store. Another day another Android malware on Google Play Store – This time the IT security researchers at ESET have discovered a malware known for replacing the content of clipboard on the targeted device. This type of malware is called Clipper malware. The malware was targeting Android […]

Your Android Phone Could Get Hacked Just By Opening A PNG Image

Google has reported a serious bug in the Android security bulletin. It reveals a new method which can allow hackers to attack Android smartphone by using malicious PNG files. A major flaw in Android’s framework allows an attacker to execute computer code remotely by using a maliciously crafted PNG image file to smuggle the code. Just by opening the evil PNG file on a chat app or […]

Vulnerability allows hacking an Android smartphone using only a PNG image

Google claims that this vulnerability has not yet been exploited in the wild Ethical hacking and network security specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security recommend smartphone with Android operating system users to be cautious when opening or downloading images on their devices because, oddly enough, this could compromise users’ security. According to recent […]

“Do Not Track” Doesn’t Guarantee Your Privacy, Thanks To Google: DuckDuckGo

Turning on the “Do Not Track” option in Google Chrome is like putting up a signboard at your home saying “Please, don’t look into my house” and keeping your windows open at the same time, says DuckDuckGo’s blog post. The privacy-focused browser has bashed Google for its “Do Not Track” settings. When you toggle on the […]

Google Testing A “Never Slow” Mode For Chrome Web Browser

Internet speeds vary all over the world. While developed countries like the United States and the UK are on the cusp of 5G with blazing speeds, users of some countries still experience slow internet speeds. This causes web pages to load slowly, and Google Chrome wants to address this issue with a new “Never Slow” mode. A code […]

Chromebook Instant Tethering Now Works On More Android Devices

One of the advantages of having a Chromebook device is the fact that you can utilize Instant Tethering — a Chrome OS feature that allows you to share an Android phone’s cellular connection with a Chromebook. Today, Google announced that the feature is expanding to 15 additional Chromebooks and 31 Android phones, on top of Google’s Pixel and […]

Now You Can Finally Publish PWAs On Google Play Store

Back at Chrome Dev Summit in 2017, Google announced a fascinating concept for Chrome for Android known as Trusted Web Activities. It is, essentially, a way to launch full-screen web content from a native app, but using the user’s preferred browser. Now, the API is finally live with latest Chrome 72 version. With the Trusted Web Activity […]

Google Employees Are Losing Confidence In CEO Sundar Pichai

Google has been a company people would love to be a part of. However, a recent survey by the company throws light at a different picture, hinting at the trust issues that Google’s employees have in the company. According to a report by The Bloomberg, a recently conducted survey by Google called Googlegeist suggests that […]

Hackers Bypass Google Filters & Launching CSV Malware via Google Sheets

Cybercriminals are using new sophisticated techniques to spread CSV malware via Google sheets instead of using Microsoft Excel sheet which is often used by malicious hackers. Cyber attackers are day today increasing and the attackers are always one step ahead to launching sophisticated cyber attackers which is very difficult to detect and mitigate. Basically .CSV […]

A new malware using Google App Engine to create malicious PDF files

Cobalt Strike malicious hackers group is abusing Google App Engine to distribute malware embedded in PDF documents Network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security reported the emergence of a complex campaign of malware attacks in which hackers exploit Google App Engine, a cloud computing platform, to deploy malware using […]

Selfie stealing malware found in popular Android beauty camera apps

We all want to look perfect in the pictures that we post online and beauty camera apps are our best bet in order to fine-tune our pictures. However, according to the findings of Trend Micro researchers, these kinds of applications are performing more functions than what we think they are. Reportedly, some of the Android […]

Google+ Will Start Deleting User Data From April 2nd

After a massive data breach that exposed the profiles of the users, Google announced that it would pull the plug on Google+, its social networking service. Soon another data leak affected the user data, and Google fast-forwarded its plan to shut down Google+. Now, the company has issued a formal timeline as to how the process will be […]

Google Is Pushing Out A Design Overhaul For Gmail On Mobile

After redesigning the web version of Gmail sometime back, Google is now releasing a design overhaul for Gmail on Mobile. Based on Google’s Material Theme which unifies the design and appearance for all the Google apps for convenient usage, Gmail on Mobile will support various features such as Smart Replies and Reminders to follow up […]

Google Assistant Could Soon Get A “Face Match” Feature

Google could soon change the way we get our tasks completed through Assistant-enabled devices. The latest beta update of the Google app hints at the introduction of Face Match feature which will scan your face to recognize you and fetch personalized results accordingly. This method could potentially turn into an alternative to voice matching while using […]

Hackers Using Google Cloud Computing Platform To Deliver Targeted Malware Attacks via Weaponized PDF

Threat actors using Google computing platform (GCP) to deliver the malware through malicious PDF files. The attack targeting governments and financial firms worldwide. According to Netskope Threat Research Labs detected the targeted based on its 42 customers instances and likely the attacks to be launched by the infamous hacking group Cobalt Strike. Last year Cybercriminals […]

Hackers abusing Google App Engine to spread PDF malware

The Cobalt Strike advanced persistent threat (APT) group is using Google App Engine to spread PDF malware against financial firms. The IT security researchers at Netskope have discovered a sophisticated malware campaign in which cybercriminals are abusing Google App Engine (GCP), a web framework and cloud computing platform to deliver malware via PDF decoys. According to researchers, the malware campaign is currently […]

Android Q Will Bring Native Support For More Secure 3D Face Recognition

As we have already stepped into 2019, we are all waiting for the new Android operating system, dubbed the Android Q for which rumors have started taking shape. Now, the buzz has it that the OS could come up with a feature Android users might like. According to a report by XDA Developers, after going deep […]

Google Maps help Police catch serial masturbator after 4-year hunt

An alleged “serial masturbator” who has been causing disturbance among citizens around Brisbane’s inner-city for the past four years has finally been caught by the Queensland Police thanks to Google Maps.  Google Maps: Hubby divorces wife after finding her on Street View with another man The 43-year old masturbator was wandering around the streets of […]