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Google’s Bug Bounty Program Hits All-Time High With $17 Million in 2025 Payouts

Google’s Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2025 by breaking every payout record in its history. The tech giant awarded a staggering $17 million to external security researchers worldwide, representing a massive 40% surge compared to 2024. Over...

Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform Vulnerability Allow Attackers to Access Sensitive Data

Artificial intelligence agents are rapidly becoming integral to enterprise workflows, but they also introduce new attack surfaces. Security researchers recently uncovered a significant vulnerability within Google Cloud Platform's Vertex AI Agent Engine. By exploiting default permission scoping, attackers could weaponize deployed...

Google Unveils Ransomware Detection and File Restoration for Google Drive

Google has officially moved its ransomware detection and file restoration features for Google Drive into General Availability. Originally launched in beta in September 2025, the updated security controls offer organizations enhanced defenses against malware attacks targeting local machines and cloud...

Google Confirms 90 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited in 2025

The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) released its annual analysis, confirming that 90 zero-day vulnerabilities were actively exploited in the wild throughout 2025. While this marks a slight decrease from the record 100 zero-days in 2023, it represents a noticeable...

Stolen Gemini API Key Turned $180 Bill to $82000 in Two Days

A three-person development team in Mexico is facing bankruptcy after a stolen Google Cloud API key generated $82,314.44 in unauthorized charges over just 48 hours. Between February 11 and 12, attackers heavily abused the team's credentials to access the "Gemini...

Google Unveils Merkle Tree Certificates to Shield HTTPS Against Quantum Threats

Google has announced a major initiative to protect HTTPS connections from the emerging threats posed by quantum computing. Working with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and its "PKI, Logs, And Tree Signatures" (PLANTS) working group, Chrome is spearheading the...

Google Blocked 1.75 Million Malicious Apps from Entering into the Play Store

AI-powered security systems blocked over 1.75 million malicious or policy-violating apps from reaching the Play Store in 2025, strengthening Android security. According to Google’s latest Android and Google Play security update, the company blocked over 1.75 million apps during the...

Silicon Valley Engineers Charged With Stealing Trade Secrets From Google and Other Tech Companies

Three Silicon Valley engineers have been indicted for allegedly stealing confidential technology data from Google and other major companies and transferring that information to unauthorized locations, including Iran. The defendants Samaneh Ghandali (41), Mohammadjavad “Mohammad” Khosravi (40), and Soroor Ghandali (32), all...

Google Issues Emergency Chrome Security Update to Address High-Severity PDFium and V8 Flaws

A significant security update for the Chrome Stable Channel to address multiple vulnerabilities, including high-severity flaws affecting the browser's core engines. The tech giant announced the rollout of versions 145.0.7632.109/110 for Windows and Mac, as well as 144.0.7559.109 for Linux. This...

Chrome Security Update Patches Background Fetch API Vulnerability

Chrome versions 144.0.7559.109 and 144.0.7559.110 have been released to the stable channel, addressing a critical security vulnerability in the Background Fetch API. The update is rolling out across Windows, Mac, and Linux systems over the coming days and weeks, making...

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