By Mark Ward Technology correspondent, BBC News in Las Vegas Cyber-thieves have made at least $25m (£19m) from ransomware in the last two years, suggests research by Google. The search…
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Chrome on Windows has credential theft bug
.SCF files present ID, password to fetch icons for attack file By Richard Chirgwin Google’s Chrome team is working to fix a credential theft bug that strikes if the browser…
Google Docs phishing email 'cost Minnesota $90,000'
A phishing email that targeted Gmail users is estimated to have cost the state of Minnesota $90,000 (£69,400). About 2,500 state employees received the email, according to the state chief…
Google Docs users hit by phishing scam
Google says it has stopped a phishing email that reached about a million of its users. The scam claimed to come from Google Docs – a service that allows people…
Google and Facebook duped in huge 'scam'
By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter Google and Facebook have confirmed that they fell victim to an alleged $100m (£77m) scam. In March, it was reported that a Lithuanian man had…
Game guide malware 'targeted more than 500,000 users'
By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter App-based guides for games, including Fifa and Pokemon Go, were used to target more than 500,000 Android users with malware, a cyber-security company has said.…