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Google Chrome to get real-time phishing protection 


Google will bring real-time malware protection and phishing protection to all Chrome users in an update later this month.

The update from Google is expected later this month and will come with an opt-in for enhanced browsing protection mode.

Currently the safe browsing standard uses a local list against which sites, downloads, and extensions are checked. This list is downloaded every 30 to 60 minutes from Google’s servers. However, with the update Google plans to switch to real-time checks against ist server-side list to keep up with malicious websites that surface and disappear in under 10 minutes.

This improved time is expected to block 25% more phishing attempts, Google shared in a blog post.

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The new capability will also be rolling out to Android later this month. Google says the feature uses encryption and other privacy enhancing techniques ensuring user privacy.

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Google Engineers Hacked The PlayStation Portal And Turned It Into A PSP Emulator


Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld is designed to stream games from your PS5, but that hasn’t stopped Google engineers from hacking the device to run emulated PSP games. Google security engineer Calle Svensson and cloud vulnerability researcher Andy Nguyen showed off some of their work on X/Twitter, revealing a PlayStation Portal running the PSP version of Grand Theft Auto 3 through the PPSSPP emulator.

Nguyn added in a second tweet that the hack is entirely software-based, allowing the engineers to exploit vulnerabilities in the handheld without needing to change its hardware. Don’t expect this hack to go public, as Nguyen said there are currently no plans to release it.

Sony has only released a few consoles of the portable variety over the years, as it ventured into this market with the PSP in 2004 and followed it up with the PS Vita in 2011. Each handheld console received several revisions over the years, but the PlayStation Portal takes a different approach to stand out from competitor devices like the Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and ROG Ally. Combining a sharp display with DualSense-inspired controllers, the PlayStation portal streams games from your PS5 over wi-fi and was launched late last year.

“With a limited use-case and inconsistent performance from remote play, as well as the way it rarely takes advantage of the PS5 ecosystem, the PlayStation Portal is tough to recommend,” Michael Higham wrote in GameSpot’s PlayStation Portal hands-on feature. “If the PS5 is your primary gaming platform, and if you have a strong internet connection throughout your home, and if you’re in situations where you’re eager to play PS5 games without access to the TV the console is connected to, then you’ll get plenty of use out of the Portal.”

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How Google Chrome Plans to Block Hacking Attempts on Users’ Network |


Google has been adding features to Chrome to keep users safe. In a bid to strengthen the security of the web browser, the company is working on a feature that will detect and block hacking attempts to gain control of the target’s network.
How Google Chrome will block hacking attempts
Web browsers act as the medium between a user and the internet, hence, it becomes important for it to have safety features to protect users from hackers and take control of your network. By gaining the control of the network, hackers can monitor all the unencrypted traffic to and fro from all the devices that are connected to that particular internet connection.
For example, if your Wi-Fi is hacked, cybercriminals can spy on all the computers, laptops and mobile phones connected to the Wi-Fi. This can also provide access to personal information like name, address, and even financial information.
The upcoming feature will scan connection attempts to user network devices and stop any suspicious activity. Before a website A navigates to another site B in the user’s private network, the feature will “check whether the request has been initiated from a secure context” and “whether B responds with a header that allows private network access.”
“The above checks are made to protect the user’s private network. Since this feature is the ‘warning-only’ mode, we do not fail the requests if any of the checks fails. Instead, a warning will be shown in the DevTools, to help developers prepare for the coming enforcement,” Google said on the Chrome Platform Status website.
Google Chrome Tracking Protection
Earlier this year, Google started to roll out the Tracking Protection feature that will limit cross-site tracking by restricting website access to third-party cookies by default. The move is aimed at making browsing on Chrome more safe and secure. Google plans to phase out third-party cookies for everyone in the second half of 2024.

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Google issuing new security warnings for Galaxy and Pixel users — what you need to know


A new Android Safe Browsing warning has started to appear on some Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices to help combat malware and protect users while using supported apps.

According to a recent post on X by Mishaal Rahman: “Google is rolling out a new ‘Android Safe Browsing‘ page to users that lets you see which apps support the feature as well as a toggle ‘live threat protection’ which enables ‘more accurate threat detection.’” 

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