Google Chrome AI extensions deliver info-stealing malware in broad attack
At least 36 Google Chrome extensions for AI and VPN tools have begun delivering info-stealing malware in a widespread attack.
Read moreAt least 36 Google Chrome extensions for AI and VPN tools have begun delivering info-stealing malware in a widespread attack.
Read moreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:21:08 +0000
Rudy Giuliani’s Twitter account contains many typos that lead to the wrong website—and scammers and typosquatters are taking advantage. Categories: Tags: adwarebrowser extensionscybersecurity czargiulianihacktivismmalvertisingmalvertising schemespolitical targetsrudy giulianiscamstweetstwittertypotyposquatting |
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Read moreCredit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:38:31 +0000
Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous – add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NvbQrtROsLI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:40:06 +0000
For the first time ever, Mac threats broke into Malwarebytes’ top five overall detections of 2019. Take a look at this and other telemetry that shows Mac malware is certainly on the rise. Categories: Tags: browser extensionsMac adwaremac malwaremac telemetrymac threat detectionsmac threatsnewtabpotentially unwanted programsPUPssafari |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:29:26 +0000
Apple has turned off the ability for adblocking companies to use their own blocking mechanisms in Safari.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/O7GTlWpHw1M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:29:26 +0000
Apple has turned off the ability for adblocking companies to use their own blocking mechanisms in Safari.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/O7GTlWpHw1M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:27:12 +0000
Mozilla has told developers not to fret – it won’t follow Google in tweaking its browser to be unfriendly to ad blocking software.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/m–la7sLG8k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Seth Rosenblatt| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000
Personalization is the new mantra of marketers—and most people are perfectly okay with that. But when does personalization cross the line into invasive? And what can uncomfortable consumers do about blocking it? Categories: Tags: browser extensionsbrowser pluginsbrowser securitybrowsing trackingdata collectionpersonal informationpersonally identifiable informationprivacythe parallax |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:02:52 +0000
Nacho Analytics gathered data like passwords, tax and prescription data from browser add-ons – and those who bought it can keep it.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/hh3QByv2ph0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:50:35 +0000
A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 15–21, including the Zoom camera vulnerability, Extenbro, Sodinokibi, Magecart, and cybersecurity challenges facing the education sector. Categories: Tags: 2fa bypassadvanced persistent threatAndroid appsAPTbackdoorBitPaymer ransomwarebrowser extensionsbulletproofchromecybersecurity educationDataSpiiDDos attackDoppelPaymerEvilGnomeExtenbroFaceAppfacebookFacebook reporting toolfirefoxgenerationInstagramKe3changMagecartMedia File JackingprivacyRingCentral flawSodinokibitelegramvital infrastructurewhatsappZhumu flawzoom zero-day |
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