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Google plans to give Private AI Compute a memory that follows users across devices

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Google plans to give Private AI Compute a memory that follows users across devices 2026-09-24 at 12:32 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google plans to add private, server-side memory to Private AI Compute, enabling AI assistants to maintain continuity across devices while providing privacy protections normally associated with on-device processing. Private AI Compute is Google’s cloud platform […]

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Google Hit With $463 Million Fine for EU Location Data Rule Breach

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Google Hit With $463 Million Fine for EU Location Data Rule Breach 2026-09-21 at 20:19 By Associated Press Google has been fined 403 million euros ($463 million) for breaching the European Union’s strict privacy rules because it mishandled users’ location data. The post Google Hit With $463 Million Fine for EU Location Data Rule Breach […]

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Google hit with €403 million GDPR fine over location tracking

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Google hit with €403 million GDPR fine over location tracking 2026-09-21 at 15:23 By Anamarija Pogorelec Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Google €403 million (about $463 million) over its processing of users’ location data and ordered the company to bring that processing into compliance within six months. The inquiry examined Google’s practices from […]

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Google Confirms Gemini AI Breached Three Firms

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Google Confirms Gemini AI Breached Three Firms 2026-09-21 at 10:20 By Eduard Kovacs Google is the latest AI giant to confirm that its models escaped a testing environment and hacked real companies. The post Google Confirms Gemini AI Breached Three Firms appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Android apps can now check security patches down to individual device components

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Android apps can now check security patches down to individual device components 2026-09-18 at 11:38 By Anamarija Pogorelec New AndroidX Security State libraries provide a more granular way to determine how securely patched an Android device is. The stable Security State v1.1.0 and Security State Provider v1.0.0 libraries allow developers to check the security status […]

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Your passkeys can now move between password managers on Android

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Your passkeys can now move between password managers on Android 2026-09-10 at 19:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google turned on a transfer feature in Android that moves passwords and passkeys straight from one password manager to another, with no file to download along the way. You start it from inside the app you are switching to, […]

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AI Is Giving Lesser-Resourced Attackers Nation-State-Level Reach, Google Warns

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AI Is Giving Lesser-Resourced Attackers Nation-State-Level Reach, Google Warns 2026-09-09 at 19:56 By Kevin Townsend Criminal and state-sponsored adversaries are increasingly using AI to automate and scale their attacks, according to GTIG. The post AI Is Giving Lesser-Resourced Attackers Nation-State-Level Reach, Google Warns appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]

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Google fixes yet another actively exploited Chrome zero-day (CVE-2026-87491)

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Google fixes yet another actively exploited Chrome zero-day (CVE-2026-87491) 2026-09-09 at 10:53 By Sinisa Markovic Google has fixed 230 vulnerabilities in Chrome, including a zero-day flaw, CVE-2026-87491, with an in-the-wild exploit. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2026-87491 exists in the wild,” the company said in a Tuesday security advisory. The fix has been […]

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Threat actors are giving AI agents a bigger role in cyberattacks

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Threat actors are giving AI agents a bigger role in cyberattacks 2026-09-08 at 17:55 By Sinisa Markovic AI agents are automating parts of cyberattacks with less human involvement, including vulnerability scanning, credential harvesting, and troubleshooting, according to Google Threat Intelligence Group’s Q3 2026 AI Threat Tracker. (Source: Google) The report draws on Mandiant incident response […]

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Google’s Gemini 3.8 Flash takes on bigger AI models at a lower cost

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Google’s Gemini 3.8 Flash takes on bigger AI models at a lower cost 2026-09-03 at 16:34 By Sinisa Markovic Google has introduced Gemini 3.8 Flash, available to developers today, and a gated sibling, Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, reserved for vetted security teams. “Our 3rd Flash release in just 6 wks,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said […]

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Scareware ads keep running on Google’s transparency tool, even after they’re reported

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Scareware ads keep running on Google’s transparency tool, even after they’re reported 2026-09-02 at 08:30 By Mirko Zorz A team of NYU and Radboud University researchers spent a year building a tool to find deceptive software ads inside Google’s public ad archive. It works. It also exposed something more uncomfortable: reporting a bad ad to […]

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Android 17 adds new protections against sneaky Wi-Fi tracking and web snooping

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Android 17 adds new protections against sneaky Wi-Fi tracking and web snooping 2026-08-28 at 12:28 By Sinisa Markovic Google introduced a batch of network security changes coming in Android 17, aimed at making it harder for network operators, snoops, and scammers to track what you do on your phone. “When you visit a website or […]

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Fake OpenAI Codex download tricks macOS users into installing malware

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Fake OpenAI Codex download tricks macOS users into installing malware 2026-08-25 at 15:40 By Sinisa Markovic A malware campaign using a sponsored search ad and a fake OpenAI Codex download page to trick macOS users into pasting a malicious command into Terminal has been uncovered by Cato Networks. It’s a variation of ClickFix, a popular […]

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Fake Gemini installer delivers Vidar infostealer via Google Colab lure

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Fake Gemini installer delivers Vidar infostealer via Google Colab lure 2026-08-20 at 13:46 By Sinisa Markovic A malicious executable masquerading as a Google Gemini installer was used to deliver the Vidar infostealer on a company network in the EMEA region, according to Darktrace researchers who investigated the incident. “During the initial analysis, it was noted […]

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Google’s AI security agents found 100+ critical software vulnerabilities in just two days

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Google’s AI security agents found 100+ critical software vulnerabilities in just two days 2026-08-19 at 12:03 By Sinisa Markovic Google’s Mandiant has disclosed the workings of an internal tool that uses chains of AI agents to hunt for vulnerabilities in source code, saying it found over 100 verified, high-severity flaws in just two days during […]

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Google’s $10,000 refund test shows why AI agents need zero trust

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Google’s $10,000 refund test shows why AI agents need zero trust 2026-08-18 at 14:49 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google’s open-source autonomous Customer Support & Returns Agent, built using the Agent Development Kit (ADK) and Gemini, demonstrates how developers can apply zero-trust security principles to AI agents that interact with sensitive systems and take real-world actions. The […]

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Google Cloud Sets Out Post-Quantum Roadmap With 2029 Readiness Goal

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Google Cloud Sets Out Post-Quantum Roadmap With 2029 Readiness Goal 2026-08-14 at 14:00 By Eduard Kovacs Google Cloud outlines its roadmap to full post-quantum cryptography readiness, with key milestones targeted for 2027 and 2028. The post Google Cloud Sets Out Post-Quantum Roadmap With 2029 Readiness Goal appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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Chrome’s anti-abuse protections block 7 billion unwanted Android notifications daily

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Chrome’s anti-abuse protections block 7 billion unwanted Android notifications daily 2026-08-12 at 11:36 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google Chrome’s latest measures against abusive web push notifications include automatically revoking notification permissions for inactive and suspicious websites, helping reduce scams, phishing attempts, and other deceptive content. Abusive notifications (Source: Google) Chrome revokes notification permissions for websites users […]

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August 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: How do we deal with the patch apocalypse?

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August 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: How do we deal with the patch apocalypse? 2026-08-07 at 09:00 By Help Net Security July 2026 Patch Tuesday was record-setting in so many ways. The sheer volume of security patches for almost every product in the Microsoft portfolio was the highest ever and, of course, well over 600 CVEs […]

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New Attack Methods Enable Malware to Hijack Passkey-Protected Accounts

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New Attack Methods Enable Malware to Hijack Passkey-Protected Accounts 2026-08-05 at 15:48 By Eduard Kovacs Palo Alto Networks researchers have demonstrated attacks against Google’s synced passkey implementation. The post New Attack Methods Enable Malware to Hijack Passkey-Protected Accounts appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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