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Google this week announced that iOS users can now receive Google prompts via their Gmail application.

Nigerian Hackers Attempt to Steal Millions From Shipping Firms

Gold Galleon: Nigerian hackers target global maritime shipping businesses and their customers in BEC attacks

Data Aggregator LocalBlox Exposes 48 Million Records

48 million records containing detailed personal information of tens of millions of people were exposed to the Internet after data-gathering company LocalBlox left a cloud storage repository publicly available.

Microsoft Launches Windows Defender Extension for Chrome

Microsoft has rolled out a new Windows Defender Browser Protection extension to help Chrome users stay safe from malware and phishing websites.

Popular applications that use third-party, ready-to-go advertising Software Development Kits (SDKs) expose user data by transmitting it over the insecure HTTP protocol, Kaspersky Lab warns.

Chrome 66 Distrusts Older Symantec Certificates

Chrome 66 removes trusts in website certificates that Symantec issued before June 1, 2016, while also bringing a trial of Site Isolation, and patching 62 vulnerabilities.

Microsoft Takes Security to the Edge

At RSA Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft announced new tools and technologies aimed at protecting connected devices from security threats.

Oracle Patches 254 Flaws With April 2018 Update

Oracle fixes 254 vulnerabilities across its products with the April 2018 Critical Patch Update (CPU)

Facebook Admits to Tracking Non-Users Across the Internet

Facebook this week confirmed that it indeed knows when users access websites and apps that use Facebook services, even if they don’t have an account on the social network.

Android Trojan Spreads via DNS Hijacking

An Android Trojan masquerading as popular mobile applications is propagating via smartphones roaming between Wi-Fi networks, Kaspersky Lab warns.

Cisco Launches New Email Security Services

Cisco has launched new email security services to protect users from email attacks, as well as new capabilities to protect devices from ransomware, cryptomining, and fileless malware.

Android Vendors Regularly Omit Patches in Security Updates

There is a good chance that your Android phone doesn’t have all of the security patches that it should, as vendors regularly omit some vulnerability fixes, security researchers have discovered.

Google Turns TLS on By Default on Android P

Applications targeting the next version of Android (Android P) are required to use encrypted connections by default, Google said.

Researchers Sinkhole Deep-Rooted "EITest" Infection Chain

Proofpoint says it has managed to sinkhole the EITest infection chain, which redirected users to exploit kits (EKs), social engineering schemes, and other malicious or fraudulent operations.

25 Million U.S. Individuals Impacted by 2016 Uber Hack

The 2016 data breach that Uber made public in November 2017 impacted over 25 million riders and drivers in the United States, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reveals.

Multi-Purpose Proxy Botnet Ensnares 65,000 Routers

More than 65,000 routers exposed to the Internet via the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol are being abused by cybercriminals as part of a large, multi-purpose proxy botnet, Akamai says.

'Operation Parliament' Imitates Another Actor to Stay Undetected

A series of geopolitically motivated attacks ongoing since early 2017 and targeting high profile organizations worldwide appear to be a symptom of escalating tensions in the Middle East

Mobile Phishing Attacks Up 85 Percent Annually

The rate at which users are receiving and clicking on phishing URLs on their mobile devices has increased at an average rate of 85% per year since 2011, mobile security firm Lookout reports.

New Authentication Standard Coming to Major Web Browsers

Web browsers from Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla will soon provide users with a new, passwordless authentication standard that is currently in final approval stages

SAP Patches Critical Flaws in Business Client

SAP’s security patches for April 2018 include fixes for critical vulnerabilities in web browser controls delivered with SAP Business Client

DMARC Not Implemented on Most White House Email Domains: Analysis

Over 95% of the email domains managed by the Executive Office of the President (EOP) haven’t implemented the Domain Message Authentication Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) protocol.

NetSupport Manager RAT Spread via Fake Updates

A campaign that has been active for the past few months has been leveraging compromised websites to spread fake software updates that in some cases delivered the NetSupport Manager remote access tool (RAT), FireEye reports.

New Agent Tesla Spyware Variant Discovered

A new variant of the Agent Tesla spyware has been spreading via malicious Microsoft Word documents, Fortinet reports.

Researchers Link New Android Backdoor to North Korean Hackers

The recently discovered KevDroid Android backdoor is tied to the North Korean hacking group APT37, Palo Alto Networks researchers have discovered.

Microsoft Adds New Security Features to Office 365

New protections for Microsoft Office 365 help users recover files, protect data, and defend against malware.