Google Now Syncing Passkeys Across Desktop, Android Devices

September 20, 2024 at 09:48AM Google introduced passkey support in 2022 for Android and Chrome, allowing users to authenticate with biometric instead of passwords. Users can now save passkeys to Google Password Manager from Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, syncing them across devices for easier sign-ins. End-to-end encryption and a new Google Password Manager PIN … Read more

Google Password Manager now automatically syncs your passkeys

September 19, 2024 at 01:22PM Google announced that passkeys in Google Password Manager now sync across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and ChromeOS devices. Passkeys offer biometric authentication for secure and convenient access. Users can now add passkeys from various devices, with ChromeOS in beta and iOS support coming soon. Google also introduced a new PIN … Read more

New Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities Expose Android and Linux Devices to Hackers

February 21, 2024 at 12:27PM Cybersecurity researchers have discovered authentication bypass flaws in open-source Wi-Fi software found in Android, Linux, and ChromeOS devices. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-52160 and CVE-2023-52161, could deceive users into malicious networks or allow attackers to join trusted networks without a password. Fixes are available for some systems but pending for … Read more