Google links Heliconia hacking tools to Spanish firm
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has found ties between Spanish software firm Variston IT and Heliconia, a set of hacking tools that preys on flaws in Microsoft Defender, Chrome and Firefox.
TAG monitors hundreds of firms that provide surveillance tools for governments to monitor dissidents... Read more
Google takes down Russian-based Glupteba botnet
Google announced that it disrupted the command-and-control infrastructure of Russia-based Glupteba, a blockchain-backed botnet targeting Windows machines.
Google’s Veep of security Royal Hansen and general counsel Halimah DeLaine Prado wrote in a blog post on Tuesday detailing how the companyâ... Read more
Google researchers discover new zero-day attack vectors
They found malware campaigns that exploited previously unknown flaws in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and WebKit.
Google released information this week about four zero-day security vulnerabilities that they found "in the wild" earlier this year. Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Projec... Read more