New research has found that Google Cloud API keys, typically designated as project identifiers for billing purposes, could be abused to authenticate to sensitive Gemini endpoints and access private data. The findings come from Truffle Security, which discovered nearly 3,000 Google API keys (identified by the prefix “AIza”) embedded in client-side code to provide Google-related…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 13, 2026Threat Intelligence / Malware A previously undocumented threat actor has been attributed to attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations with malware known as CANFAIL. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) described the hacking group as possibly affiliated with Russian intelligence services. The threat actor is assessed to have targeted defense, military, government, and energy organizations…
Note: This is a guest post by Mike Herchel, an official maintainer of Drupal core’s CSS subsystem as well as Drupal’s default theme, Olivero. He’s also a founder of Dripyard premium Drupal themes. While working on a Drupal core bug in the Navigation module’s toolbar, I discovered the issue was related to the usage of…
Most advice on ranking in AI Overviews is speculative, so we’ve analyzed millions of AI Overview responses, reviewed third-party research, and studied Google’s guidance to find out what actually works. Our own study shows that AI Overviews have caused click-through rate drops of 34.5%, with new research from Seer Interactive reporting drops as high as…
Millions of people still turn to Google for answers. But there’s also a growing number of people who are turning to AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity directly for answers and getting their tasks done. If your brand isn’t appearing in these AI responses, you’re becoming invisible to an increasingly important segment of your audience….
Every season has a distinct vibe. People celebrate them by wearing seasonal colors and delighting in traditional flavors. Autumn appears to have taken over as a favorite time of year for many. Pumpkin spice, anyone? Yes, the fall season is being celebrated like never before – and for good reason. It’s when we embrace cooler…
