European Union Fines #Google a Record $5 Billion in #Android Antitrust Case


https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/google-android-antitrust-fine.html


That's the largest ever antitrust penalty against a company for breaching competition law in the EU.

Google announces to shutdown #Google+ 4 month earlier than its actual scheduled after the company discovered a new API flaw that exposed personal information of 52.5 million users

https://thehackernews.com/2018/12/google-plus-hacking.html

Google+ will now die on April 2019 instead of August 2019.

Watch Out!

500+ Chrome browser extensions caught stealing private data of over 1.7 million users

Read details ➤ https://thehackernews.com/2020/02/chrome-extension-malware.html

#Google has now removed them from its official Web Store, but if you still have any of them installed, remove immediately.

Besides warning when a downloaded file may be malicious, #Chrome is now giving Advanced Protection users the ability to send risky files to be scanned by cloud-based #Google Safe Browsing #malware detection technology before opening the file.

https://security.googleblog.com/2020/09/improved-malware-protection-for-users.html

Another Chrome Browser 0-Day Found Being Exploited in the Wild.

https://thehackernews.com/2020/11/new-chrome-zero-day-under-active.html

Update Your #Google Chrome to Version 86.0.4240.183 for Windows, Mac, and Linux Systems.

A security vulnerability in #Google Docs could have let attackers get screenshots of your documents saved in the clouds, exposing private information.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2020/12/a-google-docs-bug-could-have-allowed.html

Several malicious apps have been caught posing as #Android security scanners on the #Google Play Store

Read — https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/brata-malware-poses-as-android-security.html
These apps trick users into installing fake versions of Chrome, WhatsApp, or PDF Reader, which can steal banking credentials.

Researchers at #Google have discovered yet another variant of the DRAM Rowhammer attack, called 'Half-Double,' that bypasses all existing defenses to tamper with data stored in memory.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2021/05/google-researchers-discover-new-variant.html

Watch Out!!!

Cybercriminals used malvertising campaigns on #Google search pages to spread trojanized installers of the widely used remote desktop software AnyDesk.
Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2021/05/malvertising-campaign-on-google.html

Dear readers, if you use #Google Chrome, you should get the latest version immediately.

Google has released patches for 14 newly discovered flaws, including a 0-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited in the wild.
Read: https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/new-chrome-0-day-bug-under-active.html

🔥 Attention!!! 9 Android apps with a total of 5.8 million installs from the #Google Play store were caught stealing users' Facebook account passwords.

Here are details and a list of malicious apps: https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/android-apps-with-58-million-installs.html

🚨 Beware, Android users! Two popular file management apps on #Google Play Store revealed as spyware, sending users' data to servers in China.

Over 1.5M users' security and privacy are at risk.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/two-spyware-apps-on-google-play-with-15.html

⚠️ Android Alert! SecuriDropper, a sneaky malware delivery service, outsmarts #Google's latest security measures.

Discover how it slips past defenses: https://thehackernews.com/2023/11/securidropper-new-android-dropper-as.html

Goodbye inbox clutter!

#Google introduces RETVec, a powerful multilingual text vectorizer, to enhance #Gmail's ability to detect spam and malicious emails.

It detects character-level manipulations in over 100 languages.

Read here ➥ https://thehackernews.com/2023/11/google-unveils-retvec-gmails-new.html

🚨 Alert: Don't fall for fake subscription notices.

BazaCall phishing attacks are evolving; scammers are now using #Google Forms to appear more credible.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/bazacall-phishing-scammers-now.html

🚨 Researchers found 9 cross-tenant flaws in #Google Looker Studio that could let attackers run arbitrary SQL queries on connected databases and access cloud data.

BigQuery, Sheets, #PostgreSQL, and other connectors were exposed.

🔗 Attack paths and affected services → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/new-leakylooker-flaws-in-google-looker.html

🛑 Android sideloading is getting a major new checkpoint.

Starting Sept. 30, 2026, certified #Android phones in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand will block normal installs from unverified developers.

That applies beyond #Google Play, including third-party app stores and direct APK installs.

Details - https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/google-sets-sept-30-deadline-for.html

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A malicious repo can trick AI coding assistants into reading or writing files outside the workspace.

Wiz says symlink flaws affected Amazon Q Developer, #Claude Code, Augment, Cursor, #Google Antigravity, and Windsurf.

Learn how this attack works on THN 🠖 https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ghostapproval-symlink-flaws-could-let.html