“Millions each and every month” could be affected, according to CloudSEK researcher Pavan Karthick M. You may have just changed your password, but an exploit using an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint to allow continual account access—even if the user changes their password—might make you feel like changing it again. That’s according to research from securityContinue reading “Hackers are abusing a Google OAuth endpoint to hijack user sessions.”
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Phishers survey new tactic: Google Forms.
The phishing method is “about as zero-risk” as it gets, says CISO Mike Britton. By incorporating a widely used survey tool, phishers have found another inventive way to get past email security gateways: Google Forms. “From an attacker’s perspective, the effective part is [that] I can pretty much craft it and customize it, because it’sContinue reading “Phishers survey new tactic: Google Forms.”
5 Excel and Google Sheets tricks every SEO should know.
Crunching big marketing data? Brush up on tips for merging, analyzing, and visualizing Excel and Google Sheets files to extract key insights. Amid the popularity of generative AI tools, spreadsheets are still essential tools for marketing analytics. When it comes to organizing, cleaning, and analyzing data, Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets have stood the testContinue reading “5 Excel and Google Sheets tricks every SEO should know.”
Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies.
Antitrust curbs to require tech giants to allow third-party app platforms and billing. TOKYO — Japan is preparing regulations that would require tech giants like Apple and Google to allow outside app stores and payments on their mobile operating systems, Nikkei has learned, in a bid to curb abuse of their dominant position in theContinue reading “Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies.”
Google Addresses the Mysteries of Its Hypercomputer.
When Google launched its Hypercomputer earlier this month (December 2023), the first reaction was, “Say what?” It turns out that the Hypercomputer is Google’s take on a modular supercomputer with a healthy dose of its homegrown TPU v5p AI accelerators, which were also announced this month. The modular design also allows workloads to beContinue reading “Google Addresses the Mysteries of Its Hypercomputer.”
All the changes coming to Google Play and sideloading following the $700M settlement.
Google announced today that it will pay $700 million as a part of a settlement with the U.S. attorney general for a lawsuit over the Google Play Store. Along with that, the company has also agreed to take certain measures related to Google Play billing, sideloading, and how sideloaded apps are updated. Here’s a listContinue reading “All the changes coming to Google Play and sideloading following the $700M settlement.”
Google Reveals Next Step Toward Removal of Tracking Cookies.
On Jan. 4, Google will begin limiting cross-site tracking for some users by restricting website access to third-party cookies by default. Google’s moving to the next stage of its program to phase out web tracking cookies, with the implementation of a new “Tracking Protection” option, which will enable Chrome users to restrict the data that they shareContinue reading “Google Reveals Next Step Toward Removal of Tracking Cookies.”
Why the EU’s AI Act was so hard to pass.
Over two years since it was first proposed, policymakers in Brussels were still debating core contents of the EU’s landmark AI regulations hours before reaching a deal. When European lawmakers reached a provisional deal on landmark artificial intelligence rules last week, they had reason to celebrate. The EU AI Act reached a long-awaited climax on Friday following not onlyContinue reading “Why the EU’s AI Act was so hard to pass.”
BazarCall attacks abuse Google Forms to legitimize phishing emails.
A new wave of BazarCall attacks uses Google Forms to generate and send payment receipts to victims, attempting to make the phishing attempt appear more legitimate. BazarCall, first documented in 2021, is a phishing attack utilizing an email resembling a payment notification or subscription confirmation to security software, computer support, streaming platforms, and other well-known brands. TheseContinue reading “BazarCall attacks abuse Google Forms to legitimize phishing emails.”
Redesigned Gmail app for tablets makes better use of horizontal space.
Google’s latest update finally adds a navigation rail to Gmail for tablets. With Google back in the tablet game again with the Pixel Tablet, the company has been updating its first-party services to make better use of the additional space on bigger screens. While Gmail quickly made use of a dual-pane interface with a list ofContinue reading “Redesigned Gmail app for tablets makes better use of horizontal space.”
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