Google Chrome’s Safe Browsing Now Protect 1 Billion Users With 300,000 Deep Scans
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Google Chrome’s Safe Browsing Now Protect 1 Billion Users With 300,000 Deep Scans

In honor of Safer Internet Day, Google has announced a significant milestone in online security, more than 1 billion Chrome users are now safeguarded by the browser’s Enhanced Protection mode. This advanced security feature, introduced in 2020 as part of Google Safe Browsing, offers twice the protection against phishing and scams compared to the Standard…

YouTube Outage: After Microsoft, Google’s Video Streamer Appears To Be Down. Here’s How The Tech Giant Has Responded
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YouTube Outage: After Microsoft, Google’s Video Streamer Appears To Be Down. Here’s How The Tech Giant Has Responded

YouTube Down: After Microsoft’s services went down across the world following a cybersecurity update from CrowdStrike, it now appears that Google’s video streamer YouTube is down across India. As per Downdetector, reports of YouTube outages have been flagged from major cities, including the likes of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Team YouTube has said that…

Android bug can leak DNS traffic with VPN kill switch enabled

Android bug can leak DNS traffic with VPN kill switch enabled

A Mullvad VPN user has discovered that Android devices leak DNS queries when switching VPN servers even though the “Always-on VPN” feature was enabled with the “Block connections without VPN” option. “Always-on VPN” is designed to start the VPN service when the device boots and keep it running while the device or profile is on. Enabling the “Block Connections…