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Three Recent Chrome Releases Fix 1,442 Flaws, More Than Prior 23 Updates CombinedGoogle on Thursday announced that it fixed a whopping 1,072 security bugs in Chrome versions 149 and 150, surpassing the total number of flaws the company fixed across the prior 23 milestones combined. Both versions were released last month. In its latest patch for Chrome 151, released Wednesday, the tech giant resolved 370 flaws, out of which 349 were reported by Google itself. Seven of the
Google says AI helped Chrome fix 1,072 security bugs in two releasesGoogle says artificial intelligence is dramatically increasing the number of security vulnerabilities it can find and fix in Chrome, with more than 1,000 security bugs patched across the browser's two most recent releases as it expands its use of AI.
Google Adds Selfie Video Recovery for Users Locked Out of Their AccountsGoogle on Thursday announced a new way for users to sign-in to their accounts by letting them take a selfie video. The selfie for sign-in, per the tech giant, is another option on top of existing recovery methods to log in to an account, including an email address or a phone number. The idea is to use a video selfie as a way to regain access if a user ever gets locked out or doesn't have access
Google Launches Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber AI to Find and Fix Software VulnerabilitiesGoogle's DeepMind on Tuesday announced the release of Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber, a specialized artificial intelligence (AI) model built atop 3.5 Flash that's designed to discover, validate, and patch vulnerabilities quickly and efficiently. According to the tech giant, the model will be exclusively available to governments and trusted partners via CodeMender as part of a limited-access pilot
Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, Antigravity hit by sandbox escapesResearchers escaped the sandboxes in Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI and Antigravity by having the AI agent write files that trusted host tools later run. Multiple CVEs, patches, and Google downgrading two Antigravity findings.
Russian-Speaking Hacker Uses Google Gemini CLI to Control Botnet of Eight Dental Clinic PCsA solo Russian-speaking threat actor known as "bandcampro" outsourced a chunk of their operations to Google's open-source Gemini CLI artificial intelligence (AI) and commandeered a live botnet. The findings come from an analysis of 200 Gemini CLI session logs between March 19 and April 21, 2026, which found the threat actor using AI, among other things, to crack passwords, set up a residential
E.U. Orders Google to Open Android Mic, Camera and Screen to Rival AI AssistantsThe European Commission on Thursday ordered Google to give rival AI assistants the same reach into Android that Gemini already has: the camera, the microphone, whatever is on screen, a wake word that fires with the display off, and the ability to drive other apps in the background by imitating taps and typing. Google has to ship it in the next major release, Android 18, and by 1 August 2027 at
Claude Chrome extension flaw lets malicious extensions trigger AI actionsA flaw in Anthropic's Claude for Chrome browser extension could allow a malicious extension to trigger predefined AI actions by simulating user clicks, potentially allowing it to abuse Claude's access to connected services such as Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Salesforce.
Google Gemini CLI abused as a hacking agent, malware botnet operatorA Russian-speaking threat actor known as "bandcampro" used Google's open-source Gemini CLI AI tool as a hacking agent and to operate a small-scale botnet.
Researchers Say Claude for Chrome Flaw Lets Rogue Extensions Trigger Gmail ReadsAny other browser extension that can run a script on claude.ai can still trigger Claude for Chrome tasks aimed at your Gmail, your latest Google Doc and its comments, and your Calendar. Both this and ClaudeBleed need a rogue extension that can already run a script on claude.ai; the difference is scope. Anthropic restricted the arbitrary-prompt path in May as part of its response to the
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