As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance the security of Pixel phones, Google has announced the integration of a Rust-based Domain Name System (DNS) parser into the modem firmware. The move builds on previously announced deployment of Rust in… Read More "Google Adds Rust DNS Parser to Pixel Phones for Better Security"
More than 70 civil liberties, domestic violence, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+, labor, and immigrant advocacy organizations are demanding that Meta abandon plans to deploy face recognition on its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses, warning that the feature—reportedly known inside the company… Read More "Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators"
Google has announced the availability of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Gmail for enterprise users on Android and iOS. Building on the rollout of Gmail E2EE for enterprise inboxes last year, the improved privacy measure now allows users to read and… Read More "Gmail Brings End-to-End Encryption to Android and iOS for Enterprise Users"
Google has announced the rollout of new session cookie protections in Chrome to prevent account compromise via stolen authentication cookies. The feature, called Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC), was announced in April 2024 and has become available in Chrome 146… Read More "Google Rolls Out Cookie Theft Protections in Chrome"
Threat actors can extract Google API keys embedded in Android applications to gain access to Gemini AI endpoints and compromise data, CloudSEK warns. For over a decade, Google has said that API keys for public services such as Maps are… Read More "Google API Keys in Android Apps Expose Gemini Endpoints to Unauthorized Access"
Following leaked revelations at the end of March that Anthropic had developed a powerful new Claude model, the company formally announced Mythos Preview on Tuesday along with news of an industry consortium it has convened, known as Project Glasswing, to… Read More "Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything"
Malicious web content can be used to manipulate, deceive, and exploit autonomous AI agents navigating the internet, Google DeepMind researchers show. The researchers have identified six types of attacks against AI agents that can be mounted via web content to… Read More "Google DeepMind Researchers Map Web Attacks Against AI Agents"
Palo Alto Networks has shared details about how its researchers weaponized AI agents built on Google Cloud’s Vertex AI development platform. The research focused on the Vertex Agent Engine and the Agent Development Kit (ADK), which enable developers to create,… Read More "Google Addresses Vertex Security Issues After Researchers Weaponize AI Agents"
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Tuesday that it plans to begin attacking more than a dozen American companies across the Middle East on Wednesday in retaliation for the killing of Iranian citizens in the ongoing war with the US… Read More "Iran Threatens to Start Attacking Major US Tech Firms on April 1"
