Google Project Zero

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  Google Project Zero Finds Unpatched Security Flaws in Android Phones by Multiple Vendors

  Google Project Zero has discovered security flaws in Android devices by vendors like Google, Samsung, Xiaomi, and Oppo. Notably, the team had initially discovered these issues earlier this year in June and July.

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  Google's Project Zero Says 2021 Was Year With the Most Zero-Day Exploits

  A zero-day vulnerability stands for security flaws that developers have just got to know about. As a result, they don't have any day to fix the flaw. Undetected zero-day vulnerabilities may result in data breaches and ransomware attacks.

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  iOS 14 Carries ‘BlastDoor’ Sandbox Security System to Protect iMessage, Google Researcher Discovers

  Apple’s iOS 14 carries a new security system called BlastDoor that is meant to protect data transmitted via iMessage. The new system separates data processing on iMessage from other elements of the operating system.

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  Google Project Zero Researchers Disclose 5 ‘Zero Interaction’ iMessage Flaws, 4 Fixed in iOS 12.4

  Google Project Zero team has yet again found a number of security vulnerabilities in Apple’s iOS operating system. Two members of the Project Zero team discovered five new “zero interaction” flaws in iMessage.

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  Google Project Zero Reveals 'High Severity' macOS Flaw

  macOS kernel flaw allows an attacker to modify a user-owned mounted filesystem without the knowledge of macOS memory manager.

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  Google Project Zero Team Discloses Windows 10 Flaw Before Microsoft Can Fix It

  Google's Project Zero calls out unpatched Windows 10 S bug, for which Microsoft wanted a deadline extension.

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  Google Project Zero Discloses Edge Browser Bug Before Microsoft Has a Fix Ready

  Google's Project Zero team has made public the details of a medium-level security flaw in Microsoft Edge browser, a patch for which has still not been released.

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  Meltdown, Spectre Security Flaws Found in Intel, AMD, ARM CPUs Put Virtually All Computers, Phones at Risk

  Meltdown is specific to Intel but Spectre affects laptops, desktop computers, smartphones, tablets, and Internet servers alike.

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  Google Project Zero Finds 17 Bugs in Safari, Far More Than Other Browsers

  Google Project Zero's Domato tool has been used to find 31 security bugs in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and other browsers.

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  LastPass Acknowledges New Vulnerability in Browser Extension, Says It's Working on a Fix

  A new vulnerability has come to light, and the password management service says it is working to fix it.

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  LastPass Password Manager Affected by Multiple Security Flaws, Researcher Reveals

  Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy has reported three separate vulnerabilities in the service, one of which LastPass claims to have resolved.

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  Google Goes Public With 'High Severity' Bug in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer

  The new vulnerability could let an attacker execute code on the affected machine, and take over a device.

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  Google Project Zero Announces Android Hacking Contest With $200,000 Prize

  Google's Project Zero team has announced a hacking contest with a top prize of $200,000 to find out security flaws in Android devices.

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  Trend Micro Antivirus Vulnerability Left Users Open to Attack: Report

  The emergency patch release comes a week after a Google Project Zero researcher called out Trend Micro, disclosing the vulnerability to public.

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  Adobe and Google Partner to Bolster Flash's Defence Against Zero-Day Attacks

  The changes, Adobe claims, will significantly reduce the number of attacks against Flash Player.