Earlier this month, Google revealed what coronavirus-related spam, malware, and phishing Gmail is blocking on a daily basis. The company today detailed online threats from government-backed groups, and provided security tips for avoiding COVID-19 scams.
One of Google’s best-known security teams is Project Zero, and its mission is to find zero days vulnerabilities. Internally, the company also has the Threat Analysis Group (TAG) to “counter targeted and government-backed hacking against Google and our users.” Moving forward, TAG will publicize and share its work to “advance the broader digital security discussion.”
Earlier this week, Google detailed a Chrome zero-day exploit after releasing patches for the Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android browsers, as well as Chrome OS. Today, the company is officially disclosing it, along with another zero-day that it discovered.
After releasing an incremental update for Chrome on Mac, Windows, and Linux last Friday, Google revealed yesterday that it addresses a zero-day exploit. The company’s security team advises users to update Chrome on all platforms immediately as there is evidence of a malicious party actively using the attack.
