Google Threat Intelligence Group said about 20 organizations have been hit by a cybercrime group it tracks as UNC6040.

The most serious flaw in the monthly security update affects the Android system and could be exploited to achieve local escalation of privilege, the company said.

Wild variances in naming taxonomies aren’t going away, but a new initiative from the security vendors aims to more publicly address obvious overlap in threat group attribution.

Google Threat Intelligence Group said it developed means to counter the activity, which it linked to APT41.

Multiple firms are tracking the zero-day attacks on Europe’s top software firm.

The company plans to add its Advanced Protection program on devices, as will use AI to detect and stop scams.

The monthly Android security update covers 47 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity defect in the widely used FreeType software library.

Top security leaders at some of the largest tech and cybersecurity vendors said public-private collaborative work continues, despite budget cuts and personnel changes.

Serbian security services exploited one of the actively exploited vulnerabilities to break into the phone of a youth activist in Serbia, according to Amnesty International.

Wiz co-founder Asaaf Rappaport said the company will remain focused on protecting a wide range of cloud services.