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Google Introduces Passwordless Secure Sign-In with Passkeys for Google Accounts

Almost five months after Google added support for passkeys to its Chrome browser, the tech giant has begun rolling out the passwordless solution across Google Accounts on all platforms. Passkeys, backed by the FIDO Alliance, are a more secure way to sign in to apps and websites without having to use a traditional password. This, in turn, can be achieved by simply unlocking their computer or

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Google takes CryptBot to the wood shed

Categories: News Tags: CryptBot Tags: malware Tags: chrome Tags: download Tags: package Tags: packages Tags: google Tags: legal Tags: court order Tags: RICO Tags: Pakistan We take a look at Google's efforts to shut down a particularly nasty set of modified Chrome installs playing host to CryptBot malware. (Read more...) The post Google takes CryptBot to the wood shed appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Google Authenticator WILL get end-to-end encryption. Eventually.

Categories: News Google has promised to add end-to-end encryption to Google Authenticator backups after users were warned against turning on the new feature. (Read more...) The post Google Authenticator WILL get end-to-end encryption. Eventually. appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Google Is Rolling Out Passkeys, the Password-Killing Tech, to All Accounts

The tech industry’s transition to passkeys gets its first massive boost with the launch of the alternative login scheme for Google’s billions of users.

Apple and Google Join Forces to Stop Unauthorized Tracking Alert System

Apple and Google have teamed up to work on a draft industry-wide specification that's designed to tackle safety risks and alert users when they are being tracked without their knowledge or permission using devices like AirTags. "The first-of-its-kind specification will allow Bluetooth location-tracking devices to be compatible with unauthorized tracking detection and alerts across Android and

CVE-2023-2468: Stable Channel Update for Desktop

Inappropriate implementation in PictureInPicture in Google Chrome prior to 113.0.5672.63 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obfuscate the security UI via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

CVE-2023-2466

Inappropriate implementation in Prompts in Google Chrome prior to 113.0.5672.63 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the security UI via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Promising Jobs at the U.S. Postal Service, ‘US Job Services’ Leaks Customer Data

A sprawling online company based in Georgia that has made tens of millions of dollars purporting to sell access to jobs at the United States Postal Service (USPS) has exposed its internal IT operations and database of nearly 900,000 customers. The leaked records indicate the network's chief technology officer in Pakistan has been hacked for the past year, and that the entire operation was created by the principals of a Tennessee-based telemarketing firm that has promoted USPS employment websites since 2016.

American College of Pediatricians Leak Exposes 10,000 Confidential Files

A Google Drive left public on the American College of Pediatricians’ website exposed detailed financial records, sensitive member details, and more.

SolarWinds: The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack

The attackers were in thousands of corporate and government networks. They might still be there now. Behind the scenes of the SolarWinds investigation.