Summary

Top Articles:

  • Amazon Admits Alexa Voice Recordings Saved Indefinitely
  • A “serious” Windows 0-day is being actively exploited in the wild
  • Google Warns of Critical Android Remote Code Execution Bug
  • Google Titan Security Key Recalled After Bluetooth Pairing Bug
  • Google Sets Record High in Bug-Bounty Payouts
  • High-Severity Android RCE Flaw Fixed in August Security Update
  • Hollywood’s Relentless Pursuit of Piracy Giant Cuevana3 Has No Obvious Effect
  • More than 200 browser extensions ejected from Firefox and Chrome stores
  • Why big ISPs aren’t happy about Google’s plans for encrypted DNS
  • Google confirms that advanced backdoor came preinstalled on Android devices

Hollywood’s Relentless Pursuit of Piracy Giant Cuevana3 Has No Obvious Effect

Published: 2023-01-20 21:47:03

Popularity: None

Author: Andy Maxwell

Keywords:

  • Anti-Piracy
  • cuevana3
  • deindexing
  • google
  • MPA
  • Cuevana is not only South America's most popular pirate streaming site, it's one of the most visited in the entire world. In 2022, the MPA said that a recent iteration of 'Cuevana3' enjoyed more than 130 million visits in a single month. To date, Hollywood hasn't been able to take the site down but could it be damaged by relentless DMCA notices and domain changes? From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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    Google Warns of Critical Android Remote Code Execution Bug

    Google's Android security update addressed 43 bugs overall affecting Android handsets, including Samsung phones.

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    High-Severity Android RCE Flaw Fixed in August Security Update

    Published: 2020-08-05 16:14:26

    Popularity: 124

    Author: Lindsey O'Donnell

    Keywords:

  • Mobile Security
  • Vulnerabilities
  • Android
  • Android operating system
  • google
  • high severity flaw
  • Qualcomm
  • RCE
  • remote code execution
  • Google addressed high-severity and critical flaws tied to 54 CVEs in this month's Android security bulletin.

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    More than 200 browser extensions ejected from Firefox and Chrome stores

    Published: 2020-01-30 21:15:49

    Popularity: None

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • chrome
  • extensions
  • firefox
  • google
  • Mozilla
  • Firefox ousts almost 200 add-ons while Google detects a significant increase in abuse.

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    Google Sets Record High in Bug-Bounty Payouts

    After a year of big changes, white hats reaped more from Google's programs than ever before.

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    Why big ISPs aren’t happy about Google’s plans for encrypted DNS

    Published: 2019-09-30 22:57:31

    Popularity: None

    Author: Timothy B. Lee

    Keywords:

  • Policy
  • DNS
  • DNS over HTTPS
  • DOH
  • google
  • NCTA
  • privacy
  • security
  • DNS over HTTPS will make it harder for ISPs to monitor or modify DNS queries.

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    Amazon Admits Alexa Voice Recordings Saved Indefinitely

    Published: 2019-07-03 14:40:59

    Popularity: 1920

    Author: Lindsey O'Donnell

    Keywords:

  • IoT
  • Privacy
  • Alexa
  • amazon
  • amazon Alexa privacy
  • amazon data privacy
  • apple HomePod
  • Data Privacy
  • google
  • google home
  • voice assistant devices
  • Amazon's acknowledgment that it saves Alexa voice recordings - even sometimes after consumers manually delete their interaction history - has thrust voice assistant privacy policies into the spotlight once again.

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    Google confirms that advanced backdoor came preinstalled on Android devices

    Published: 2019-06-06 20:47:20

    Popularity: None

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • android
  • backdoor
  • google
  • malware
  • supply chain attack
  • After Google successfully beat back Triada in 2017, its developers found a new way in.

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    Google Titan Security Key Recalled After Bluetooth Pairing Bug

    Published: 2019-05-15 20:01:32

    Popularity: 331

    Author: Lindsey O'Donnell

    Keywords:

  • Hacks
  • Vulnerabilities
  • Bluetooth
  • google
  • google recall
  • pairing protocol
  • Security Key
  • titan security keys
  • vulnerability
  • Google is offering free replacements for its Titan Security Key after discovering a misconfiguration in its pairing protocols.

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    A “serious” Windows 0-day is being actively exploited in the wild

    Published: 2019-03-08 02:02:29

    Popularity: 895

    Author: Dan Goodin

    Keywords:

  • Biz & IT
  • browsers
  • chrome
  • exploits zeroday
  • google
  • microsoft windows vulnerabilities
  • Unpatched flaw used in combination with Chrome exploit doesn't work against Win 10.

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