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Tag Archives: Google Project Zero
Signal immediately fixed FaceTime-style eavesdropping bug
Remember the FaceTime bug that allowed a caller to eavesdrop on your phone? Researchers just discovered another – this time in Signal.
Android devices hit by zero-day exploit Google thought it had patched
Android smartphones are vulnerable to a zero-day exploit that Google thought it had patched for good two years ago.
Sophisticated iPhone hacking went unnoticed for over two years
Compromised iPhones were turned into surveillance tools capable of recording the owner’s entire digital life.
Emergency iOS patch fixes jailbreaking flaw for second time
With iOS 13 nearing release, Apple users perhaps thought they were done with iOS 12 updates for good. If so, they were wrong.
Android users menaced by pre-installed malware
Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone has found a new and concerning route for malware to find its way on to Android devices – malicious apps that have been factory pre-installed.
Google researcher discovers new type of Windows security weakness
Microsoft will patch a new Windows security bug discovered by Google Project Zero – despite finding no evidence that it poses a threat.
Logitech flaw fixed after Project Zero disclosure
The flaw offered attackers a way of executing keystroke injection to take control of a Windows PC running Logitech Options.
Google Project Zero pulls the rug out from under Microsoft (again)
Google goes public with Windows 10 S bypass flaw after Microsoft misses another patching deadline