Why using Google OAuth in work applications is unsafe
Credit to Author: Alanna Titterington| Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:19:06 +0000
A bug in the Google OAuth sign-in mechanism can be exploited by fired employees to retain access to accounts
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Can TVs, smartphones, and smart assistants eavesdrop on your conversations? | Kaspersky official blog
Credit to Author: Stan Kaminsky| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:57:01 +0000
Can advertisers show personalized ads based on eavesdropped conversations, and, if so — what to do about it?
Read MoreInfo-stealers can steal cookies for permanent access to your Google account
Several info-stealers have incorporated an exploit that allows them to gain permanent access to your Google account
Read MoreHow to securely erase your Android device in 3 simple steps
It’s an inevitable moment in the smartphone-owning cycle: the point at which a newer, shinier model comes along and your trusty old device is no longer needed.
Maybe your company bought you a new Android phone. Maybe your old one was getting too slow. Or maybe you just love electronics and couldn’t resist the lure of whatever eye-catching new Android gizmo your favorite manufacturer started selling.
Whatever the case, it’s common nowadays to find yourself with an extra phone. And while there are plenty of practical uses for an old Android device, there’s also a time when the best choice is to sell, donate, or otherwise pass it along.
Chrome starts the countdown to the end of tracking cookies
Google will soon roll out its Tracking Protection feature to some randomly chosen users in order to prepare for a full deployment.
Read MoreMalicious browser extensions in 2023 | Kaspersky official blog
Credit to Author: Alanna Titterington| Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:59:36 +0000
Stealing cryptocurrency, hijacking accounts in games and social networks, manipulating search results, and other dirty tricks of malicious browser extensions in 2023.
Read MoreHow to hack Android, macOS, iOS, and Linux through a Bluetooth vulnerability | Kaspersky official blog
Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:22:47 +0000
A has researcher explained how Android, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Linux devices can be remotely hacked by exploiting a vulnerability in the Bluetooth protocol.
Read MoreUnused Gmail accounts head to the chopping block
It’s the last call to keep any Gmail accounts you haven’t used recently.
Beginning December 1, Google will start deleting accounts that have been inactive for two years, including all associated photos, Drive documents, contacts, emails, and calendar entries. The tech giant first announced this change in their inactivity policy in May.
Google confirmed to Computerworld that it’s proceeding with the deletion plan. “We plan to roll this out slowly and in phases, not all at once,” spokesperson Christa Muldoon said. “We’ll be starting with accounts that were created and never used.”
Separate Gmail accounts held by the same user under different names are also subject to deletion, Muldoon said.