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Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2015
Chrome starts pushing Java off the Web by deprecating NPAPI

Google Launches Chrome 42 that deprecates the NPAPI (Netscape Plugin API)  due to the numerous problems it caused in the past. Google has released Chrome 42, a version that implements the important choice to exclude any plugin using the API called NPAPI (Netscape Plugin API) to extend browser functionalities. The Netscape Plugin API is dated back 1990 […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2015
Google Internet Authority G2 has become untrusted due to an expired certificate

Gmail and Google Apps have noticed on Saturday that the Google Internet Authority G2 has become untrusted due to an expired digital certificate. On Saturday April 4, the Google Internet Certificate Authority G2 has become untrusted due to an expired digital certificate in the chain of trust. The Google Internet Authority G2 is an essential component of the Google PKI […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2015
There was a flaw in YouTube that allowed removal of any video

A Russian researcher has discovered a critical vulnerability in YouTube that could have been exploited by a hacker to delete any video from the website. The Russian security researcher Kamil Hismatullin has discovered a critical flaw in YouTube that could be exploited by attackers to delete any video the popular video sharing service. The bug hunter is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2015
Google privacy breach caused by a software defect

Expert at Cisco discovered a privacy breach caused by a software problem, which exposed personal information of users that opted for privacy setting. A software problem occurred at Google have exposed personal information of users that registered their website and had chosen to keep their profile private. The flaw affected the whois database that contains contact […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2015
Lizard Squad run a DNS hijacking against the Google Vietnam website

Alleged Hacker belonging to the hacking crew Lizard Squad run a DNS hajacking attack against the Google Vietnam domain. A nasty surprise for Internet users who visited the Google Vietnam website that was presented with a picture of a man taking a selfie, along with a message that claimed the website site was hacked by the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2015
Rule 41 – Google against the expansion of FBI hacking powers

The Us Justice Department’s proposal to grant FBI Rule 41 specific hacking rights is under high scrutiny. While the amendment is being reviewed, the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules will consider public objections, including a letter from Google. The amendment to the Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41 (Rule 41) would expand jurisdiction for judges to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2015
CYBERPOL CALLS ON GOOGLE TO TAKE DOWN HARMFUL CONTENT

CYBERPOL Organization urges a joint effort between private firms and law enforcement to remove illegal and harmful content from the Internet. CYBERPOL, the International Cyber Security Organization ICSO, said that illegal and harmful content capable of affecting the physical, emotional and psychological well-being of all Internet users are increasing at alarming and disturbing rates. It […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2015
Google account hijacking via exploitation of XSS flaw

Security Expert Brett Buerhaus has discovered a critical flaw  on admin.google.com, which could be exploited by to Hijack an account and disable 2FA Authentication. Even the giants have their Achilles heel, the Google Apps administrator console is affected by a critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers to force a Google Apps admins […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 16, 2015
Google Project Zero Discloses a third Windows flaw that Microsoft failed to fix

Google Project Zero team disclosed a new unpatched flaw affecting Windows 8.1 systems, the cyber security community is divided between those for and against. The Google Project Zero team has disclosed the details of two more unpatched Windows vulnerabilities due to its disclosure policy. Google has released the details of another Windows vulnerability that Microsoft failed to fix […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 16, 2015
Malvertising Campaign exploited Google AdWords advertising

Experts at Sucury firm have analyzed a malvertising scheme that has hijacked at least two distinct Google AdWords advertising campaigns. Malvertising campaigns are one of privileged attack vector exploited by criminal crews, their efficiency depends on the ability of attackers to compromise large audience channels. In September 2014 Malwarebytes firm discovered a large scale malvertising campaign exploiting Google’s […]