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Harvard University Information Technology will begin enforcing a default storage limit of 25 gigabytes on Google accounts starting this spring, according to a statement released by Faculty of Arts and Sciences administrators last week. The change comes following Google’s recent announcement that it will stop offering unlimited free storage for higher education accounts. Later this month, HUIT will begin working with FAS Google account holders who have exceeded the 25 GB limit. While the… Source link

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Security researchers have uncovered a hack that allows cyber criminals to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their passwords. Analysis from security firm CloudSEK found that a dangerous form of malware uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people’s private data, and is already being actively tested by hacking groups. The exploit was… Source link

The important feature of the zero-day solution is “session persistence”, which means a hacker’s session using a target Google account will continue to remain valid in the face of a password change. This means the true owner of the Google account won’t be able to kick them out with a password reset. But further, it also allows any threat actor exploiting it to “generate valid cookies in the event of a session disruption”, which CloudSEK says enhances the attacker’s ability to… Source link

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Security researchers have uncovered a hack that allows cyber criminals to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their passwords. Analysis from security firm CloudSEK found that a dangerous form of malware uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people’s private data, and is already being actively tested by hacking groups. The exploit was… Source link

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Security researchers have uncovered a hack that allows cyber criminals to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their passwords. Analysis from security firm CloudSEK found that a dangerous form of malware uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people’s private data, and is already being actively tested by hacking groups. The exploit was… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google Will Start Deleting Old Accounts Today. Here’s How to Save Yours  CNET Make Sure Your Google Accounts Are Active, or They Might Be Deleted  The New York Times Google begins process of deleting inactive Gmail accounts  WABC-TV Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google will start deleting ‘inactive’ accounts in December. Here’s what you need to know  ABC News Google is deleting inactive accounts. Here’s what that means  NPR Google will delete inactive accounts within days. Here’s how to save your data.  CBS News Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google to begin deleting inactive Gmail accounts in December  Scripps News Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google’s plan to purge inactive accounts isn’t sitting well with some users  CNBC Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google May Delete Your Old Accounts. Here’s How to Stop It  WIRED Google might delete your Gmail account if you haven’t logged in for two years  The Verge Google Is Deleting Inactive Accounts: How to Save Yours  CNET Source link