EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules

The European Commission issued the first fines under its Digital Markets Act on Wednesday, slapping tech giants Apple and Meta with penalties for breaching the EU’s new digital rulebook. Apple faces a €500 million fine for breaching the regulation’s rules Read More …

Google Confirms Gmail Warning – 3 Billion Users Must Now Act

Google has confirmed another attack on Gmail users that combines inherent vulnerabilities in the platform with devious social engineering. The net result is a flurry of headlines and viral social media posts followed by an urgent platform update. Google’s security Read More …

Google fixes two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Android

Google has patched 62 vulnerabilities in Android, including two actively exploited zero-days in its April 2025 Android Security Bulletin. When we say “zero-day” we mean an exploitable software vulnerability for which there was no patch at the time of the Read More …

US lawmakers urge UK spy court to hold Apple ‘backdoor’ secret hearing in public

A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers are urging the head of the U.K.’s surveillance court to hold an open hearing into Apple’s anticipated challenge of an alleged secret U.K. government legal demand. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, along with four other Read More …

PayPal’s “no-code checkout” abused by scammers

Malwarebytes Labs recently identified a new scam targeting PayPal customers with very convincing ads and pages. Crooks are abusing both Google and PayPal’s infrastructure in order to trick victims calling for assistance to speak with fraudsters instead. Combining official-looking Google Read More …

Spyware maker caught distributing malicious Android apps for years

Italian spyware maker SIO, known to sell its products to government customers, is behind a series of malicious Android apps that masquerade as WhatsApp and other popular apps but steal private data from a target’s device, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. Read More …

Google Lifts Self-Imposed Ban on Using AI for Weapons and Surveillance

Google dropped a pledge not to use artificial intelligence for weapons and surveillance systems on Tuesday. And it’s just the latest sign that Big Tech is no longer concerned with the potential blowback that can come when consumer-facing tech companies Read More …

Google Chrome AI extensions deliver info-stealing malware in broad attack

Small businesses and boutique organizations should use caution when leaning on browser-friendly artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate ideas, content, and marketing copy, as a set of Google Chrome extensions were recently compromised to deliver info-stealing malware disguised as legitimate Read More …

New Gmail Security Warning For 2.5 Billion – Second Attack Wave Incoming

As it issues a warning that a second wave of cyber threats against Gmail users is incoming from very persistent attackers, Google has detailed the specific attack methodologies involved and recommended actions that all 2.5 billion Gmail users employ to Read More …