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Google Ties Suspected Russian Actor to CANFAIL Malware Attacks on Ukrainian Orgs
Key Findings Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a previously undocumented threat actor, possibly affiliated with Russian intelligence services, that has been targeting Ukrainian organizations with the CANFAIL malware. The threat actor has primarily targeted defense, military, government, and energy organizations within the Ukrainian regional and national governments, but has also shown growing interest in aerospace, manufacturing with military/drone ties,
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Former Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing AI Secrets for China
Key Findings: Former Google software engineer Linwei Ding (also known as Leon Ding) was convicted by a federal jury on 7 counts of economic espionage and 7 counts of theft of trade secrets. Ding stole over 2,000 confidential documents containing Google's trade secrets related to artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The stolen information included details about Google's custom Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chips, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) systems, software orchestratin
Jan 302 min read
Google Cracks Down on IPIDEA's Vast Residential Proxy Network
Key Findings Google and partners disrupted IPIDEA, one of the world's largest residential proxy networks, through legal domain takedowns, intelligence sharing, and ecosystem-wide enforcement. IPIDEA's proxy infrastructure was heavily abused by cybercrime groups, espionage actors, and botnets like BADBOX 2.0, Aisuru, and Kimwolf. Over 550 tracked threat groups used IPIDEA's exit nodes in a single week, exposing users' devices and networks to compromise and abuse. Google's acti
Jan 292 min read
Google Gemini AI Exploited to Expose Private Calendar Data
Key Findings: Cybersecurity researchers at Miggo Security have disclosed a security vulnerability in Google Gemini that allows unauthorized access to users' private calendar data. The vulnerability, dubbed "Indirect Prompt Injection," enables threat actors to craft malicious calendar invites that can bypass Google Calendar's privacy controls. When a user asks Gemini a seemingly innocent question about their schedule, the AI chatbot is tricked into parsing the malicious prompt
Jan 192 min read
Phishing Campaign Abuses Google Cloud to Impersonate Google Emails
Key Findings Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a phishing campaign that abuses Google Cloud Application Integration to send emails impersonating legitimate Google messages. The campaign used layered redirection, trusted cloud services, user validation checks, and brand impersonation to evade detection and increase phishing success. Over a two-week period, the researchers observed nearly 9,400 phishing emails targeting approximately 3,200 customers across various indust
Jan 22 min read
CISA Adds Actively Exploited Google Chromium and Sierra Wireless Flaws to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Key Findings The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: CVE-2025-14174: Google Chromium Out-of-Bounds Memory Access Vulnerability CVE-2018-4063: Sierra Wireless AirLink ALEOS Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Vulnerability Background CVE-2025-14174 is an out-of-bounds memory access flaw in the ANGLE graphics library of Google Chrome on Mac, which can be expl
Dec 13, 20251 min read
Google Addresses Ninth Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation
Key Findings Google addressed three vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, including a high-severity bug already exploited in the wild. Google tracked the high-severity vulnerability as Chromium issue 466192044, but did not share technical details. The bug lies in the ANGLE graphics library, where buffer sizes were incorrectly calculated, leading to memory corruption, crashes, or potentially arbitrary code execution. Google also fixed two medium-severity flaws: a use-after-fr
Dec 11, 20252 min read
Android Quick Share Finally Supports AirDrop, Courtesy of Google's Rust-Hardened Security
Key Findings: Google has updated its Android Quick Share file transfer service to work natively with Apple's AirDrop on Pixel 10 devices. The cross-platform compatibility is achieved through Google's own implementation, not official collaboration with Apple. The communication channel is built using the memory-safe Rust programming language to enhance security and prevent vulnerabilities. Independent security assessment by NetSPI found the Quick Share AirDrop implementation to
Nov 21, 20252 min read
North Korea's KONNI APT Abuses Google Find Hub to Spy and Erase Data
Key Findings North Korea-linked Konni APT group posed as psychological counselors and North Korean human rights activists to distribute malware disguised as stress-relief programs via KakaoTalk messenger Attackers compromised victims' Google accounts and abused Google's "Find Hub" service to remotely reset Android devices in South Korea, erasing users' personal data This is the first known case of a state-sponsored APT group exploiting Find Hub to perform destructive remote w
Nov 12, 20252 min read
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