Google has disclosed that several of its domains were affected by a recent hijack of third-party country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs). The incident occurred last week and targeted the .gh (Ghana), .sl (Sierra Leone), and .as (American Samoa) ccTLDs, putting all… Read More "Google Domains Impacted by Recent ccTLD Hijacks"
The Man Behind a West Bank Telegram Channel Trying to Keep Palestinian Drivers Safe
Navigating these uncertain roads, night after night, wore on Hattab. He knew he wasn’t the only one. “People were scared to leave their governorates,” he says. At the core of that fear was an information void. So he began devising… Read More "The Man Behind a West Bank Telegram Channel Trying to Keep Palestinian Drivers Safe"
An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply-Chain Hacking Gang
Before two of its alleged members were arrested and charged in Australia last month, the hacker group known as TeamPCP carried out a hacking spree unlike any other in history. It tainted hundreds of open-source programs with its malware, stole… Read More "An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply-Chain Hacking Gang"
The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos
An under-the-radar procurement program led by the Department of Defense has been granting special statuses to would-be defense contractors that make it easier for the government to quickly purchase their AI offerings, based on product videos that must be no… Read More "The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos"
Google Narrows Open Source Bug Bounty Amid Wave of Invalid Automated Reports
Google has temporarily closed its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP) to product vulnerability submissions, saying a growing number of automated reports, most of them invalid, prompted the move. The pause was announced on X on October 1.… Read More "Google Narrows Open Source Bug Bounty Amid Wave of Invalid Automated Reports"
Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Guardrail-Free Access for Vetted Defenders
Google on Wednesday announced Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier AI model, which it is initially rolling out to a select group of trusted cyber defenders through its Fairwind Program. Google’s internal teams are also using the model. The company… Read More "Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Guardrail-Free Access for Vetted Defenders"
Google: AI Is Changing the Pace and Profile of Vulnerability Discovery
The number of vulnerabilities disclosed each month doubled in 2026, and the monthly average of vulnerabilities exploited in the wild nearly doubled, according to a new report from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). Analyzing disclosures from January 2025 through August… Read More "Google: AI Is Changing the Pace and Profile of Vulnerability Discovery"