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Google says Gemini 4 Carbon beats its predecessors at finding and fixing security flaws

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Google says Gemini 4 Carbon beats its predecessors at finding and fixing security flaws 2026-10-29 at 14:44 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google’s Gemini 4 Carbon is a frontier AI model designed for software engineering and cybersecurity tasks, with safeguards built on those of its predecessor, Argon. SEC-bench Pro (Source: Google) Google says its teams have seen […]

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Brotli bug reaches far beyond Node.js (CVE-2026-111497)

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Brotli bug reaches far beyond Node.js (CVE-2026-111497) 2026-10-27 at 19:38 By Zeljka Zorz A vulnerability in Brotli, Google’s widely used open-source compression library, is putting a broad range of software at risk. About CVE-2026-111497 Alternatively known as “Node2Shell”, “Broccoli2Shell” and “Brotli2Shell”, CVE-2026-111497 is a remotely exploitable out-of-bounds write flaw that gained widespread attention after Node.js […]

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Google open-sources the Elephant-Goldfish Model plugin its engineers use to catch AI coding mistakes

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Google open-sources the Elephant-Goldfish Model plugin its engineers use to catch AI coding mistakes 2026-10-26 at 06:34 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google has open-sourced the Elephant-Goldfish Model plugin, an internal tool that makes an AI coding agent write and defend a design document before it touches any code. The plugin hands that document to fresh AI […]

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Google opens its cloud to rival OpenAI, promises business data won’t train models

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Google opens its cloud to rival OpenAI, promises business data won’t train models 2026-10-23 at 09:32 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google Cloud is adding OpenAI models to its platform, initially through a private preview for selected business customers. The launch includes GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Luna. Google positions them as options for demanding work, […]

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Chrome puts insecure sites behind a permission prompt

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Chrome puts insecure sites behind a permission prompt 2026-10-22 at 01:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google has rolled out a change to Chrome that asks users for permission before making an insecure HTTP connection. The protection is now enabled by default for all users, following its introduction earlier this year for users of Safe Browsing’s Enhanced […]

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eMudhra security blunder left trusted CA signing keys exposed to anyone

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eMudhra security blunder left trusted CA signing keys exposed to anyone 2026-10-21 at 17:11 By Sinisa Markovic Eight intermediate certificates issued by Indian certificate authority eMudhra were secured with private keys so weak that anyone could recover them from the public certificates in under a second. On its website, the company highlights that it has […]

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Chrome flags malicious commands that scammers pass off as fixes

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Chrome flags malicious commands that scammers pass off as fixes 2026-10-20 at 20:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google is updating Chrome’s Enhanced Protection mode to detect scam websites and warn users when a page tricks them into copying a malicious command. The company introduced Enhanced Protection for Chrome’s Safe Browsing feature in 2020 to address online […]

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Android adds AI-powered scam alerts, hangs up on bank impostors

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Android adds AI-powered scam alerts, hangs up on bank impostors 2026-10-16 at 11:53 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google’s new scam protections cover Google Messages and third-party messaging apps, with an enhanced protection mode, expanded scam alerts and safeguards against call-forwarding and screen-sharing scams. “With scams growing harder to spot, it’s nearly impossible for users to catch […]

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Chrome, Firefox Updates Patch 114 Flaws as Mozilla Unveils Firefox Enterprise

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Chrome, Firefox Updates Patch 114 Flaws as Mozilla Unveils Firefox Enterprise 2026-10-14 at 10:38 By Ionut Arghire Mozilla has introduced Firefox Enterprise for organizations with strict compliance, governance, and security requirements. The post Chrome, Firefox Updates Patch 114 Flaws as Mozilla Unveils Firefox Enterprise appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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Google quadruples Chrome bug bounty base pay, offers up to $20,000 for sandbox escapes

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Google quadruples Chrome bug bounty base pay, offers up to $20,000 for sandbox escapes 2026-10-14 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google is updating its Chrome Vulnerability Rewards Program (Chrome VRP), increasing payments for memory corruption vulnerabilities and expanding rewards for other security flaws, fixes and research tools. “A primary goal of the Chrome VRP has […]

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What makes some open source updates so difficult?

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What makes some open source updates so difficult? 2026-10-12 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Many organizations adopt open source software because they see it as a cheaper alternative to proprietary development. Maintaining it, however, still requires engineering effort, according to Google’s case study, “How much does it cost to maintain a copy of an open […]

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Google Domains Impacted by Recent ccTLD Hijacks

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Google Domains Impacted by Recent ccTLD Hijacks 2026-10-09 at 14:43 By Ionut Arghire Hackers hijacked the .gh, .sl, and .as ccTLDs and obtained HTTPS certificates for several Google domains. The post Google Domains Impacted by Recent ccTLD Hijacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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October 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Time for an Office cleanup

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October 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Time for an Office cleanup 2026-10-09 at 09:32 By Help Net Security September 2026 Patch Tuesday set an all-time record with 973 CVEs addressed across the Microsoft portfolio. We’re only four months into the Patch Apocalypse and everyone seems to be numb with respect to the insane number of CVEs […]

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Hackers hijack three country-code domain registries, obtain HTTPS certificates for Google domains

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Hackers hijack three country-code domain registries, obtain HTTPS certificates for Google domains 2026-10-07 at 14:10 By Sinisa Markovic Attackers who took control of three country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) used that access to obtain HTTPS certificates for several Google domains and for domains run by other large organizations, Google disclosed on Tuesday. Attackers compromised the third-party […]

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Google Narrows Open Source Bug Bounty Amid Wave of Invalid Automated Reports

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Google Narrows Open Source Bug Bounty Amid Wave of Invalid Automated Reports 2026-10-05 at 17:26 By Eduard Kovacs Google has temporarily stopped accepting product vulnerability reports through its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP). The post Google Narrows Open Source Bug Bounty Amid Wave of Invalid Automated Reports appeared first on SecurityWeek. This […]

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AI slop submissions force Google to freeze its open-source bug bounty

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AI slop submissions force Google to freeze its open-source bug bounty 2026-10-05 at 10:37 By Sinisa Markovic Google has stopped accepting new product vulnerability reports through its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP), after a wave of invalid, AI-generated submissions swamped the engineers and open source maintainers who review them. The rules page […]

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Android 17 makes it harder for spyware to cover its tracks

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Android 17 makes it harder for spyware to cover its tracks 2026-10-02 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec When a journalist suspects their phone has been hacked, the first question is whether any trace of the attack is left. Google has added six features to Advanced Protection in Android 17, including one that keeps a copy […]

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Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Guardrail-Free Access for Vetted Defenders

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Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Guardrail-Free Access for Vetted Defenders 2026-10-01 at 10:52 By Eduard Kovacs The company says its new frontier AI model found a critical vulnerability in software used by hospitals worldwide. The post Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Guardrail-Free Access for Vetted Defenders appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]

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Google: AI Is Changing the Pace and Profile of Vulnerability Discovery

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Google: AI Is Changing the Pace and Profile of Vulnerability Discovery 2026-09-30 at 17:05 By Eduard Kovacs Google’s analysis found that AI-discovered vulnerabilities are more likely to enable remote code execution. The post Google: AI Is Changing the Pace and Profile of Vulnerability Discovery appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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