Tag: 3rdParty
Crooks Bypassed Google’s Email Verification to Create Workspace Accounts, Access 3rd-Party Services – Krebs on Security
Google says it recently fixed an authentication weakness that allowed crooks to circumvent the email verification required to create a Google Workspace account, and leverage that to impersonate a domain holder at third-party services that allow logins through Google’s “Sign in with Google” feature. Last week, KrebsOnSecurity heard from a reader who said they received a …
EFF Angry as Google Keeps 3rd-Party Cookies in Chrome
Google changes its mind about third-party tracking cookies—we’re stuck with them for the foreseeable. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is absolutely livid at la GOOG’s volte-face. Switching off third-party cookies was finally going to happen this year—following delay after delay. But, given the “feedback” from regulators and AdTech firms, that’s not now happening.Instead, Google will do …