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Tech Giants Failing to Stop Online Sexual Extortion of Young Men, Australian Regulator Warns
Australia's online safety watchdog reviewed Apple, Meta, Google and others and found serious gaps in how they handle child exploitation and 'sextortion' complaints, even as reports keep climbing.
Google Patches 27 Chrome Flaws, Two Rated Critical
Chrome 150 arrives with fixes for a string of memory-related bugs, most of them found by Google's own engineers rather than outside researchers.
Fake job interviews from 'Adidas', 'Netflix' and 'OpenAI' recruiters are stealing Google logins
A phishing crew is impersonating more than 30 major brands, hiding behind real business software from PeopleForce and Salesforce to trick marketing staff into handing over their Gmail passwords.
Google and FBI cut off NetNut, a two-million-device botnet hidden inside smart TVs
The residential proxy service let hundreds of criminal and spy groups route attacks through ordinary homes.
Google and FBI Shut Down NetNut, a Criminal Anonymity Network Built on Millions of Hijacked Home Devices
NetNut rented out access to infected home and business routers so criminals and foreign spies could hide their tracks. A joint operation has disrupted it.
Google Patches Fifth Chrome Zero-Day of 2022 as Hackers Actively Exploit the Flaw
A flaw in how Chrome handles a mobile-linking feature is being weaponised in real attacks. It's the fifth time this year Google has had to rush out an emergency fix for its browser.
Google loses final EU appeal, must pay €4.1 billion Android fine
The bloc's top court has ended a seven-year fight over how Google used Android to push its search engine and Chrome browser onto phones.
Six Bugs in AirDrop and Quick Share Let Anyone Within Range Knock Out File Sharing
Researchers chained wireless-range flaws to crash receiving devices and bypass Quick Share permission checks — no taps, no pairing, no prompts.
Android's Identity Wall Goes Up Sept. 30, 2026 — Starting With Four Countries
Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand are the first markets where unverified developers lose the right to install apps on certified Android devices, sideload or not.
Google to Harvest UK and EU IP Addresses for Ad Targeting Starting August 2026
The same signal Google once branded a privacy red flag becomes a measurement tool, just as the ICO sharpens its consent rules.
FBI and Google Tear Down 'Outsider Enterprise' Phishing Platform Behind $1.9 Billion in Losses
Nine thousand phishing sites. Nearly four million stolen credit cards. One takedown.
Google Takes Lighthouse PhaaS Operators to Court Over Gemini-Powered Smishing
Civil complaint targets a China-linked network behind the 'Outsider' phishing kit, alleging misuse of Gemini to scale text-message fraud against U.S. consumers.
Week in Brief: Google Security Cuts, AudiA6 Forum Axed, Coupang's $400M Fine
ICS exposure holds flat while the attack surface grows, IBM and AT&T face hack cover-up allegations, and Microsoft quietly drops an AI incident-response playbook.
Android June 2026 Bulletin: 124 Fixes, One Framework Bug Already Being Exploited
CVE-2025-48595 is a no-interaction privilege escalation in the Android Framework. Google says it's seen in the wild.
Google Repositions CodeMender within AI Ecosystem
Shift from standalone security tool to integrated AI agent marks strategy pivot.