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Google’s Chrome 80 clamps down on cookies and notification spam

February 6, 2020 0 Comments chrome, chromium, cookies, Google, Google Chrome, http, https, malware, samesite, security threats, Spam, Web Browsers, website notifications

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:14:48 +0000

Version 80 of the Chrome browser is out with some new features designed to save your security and your sanity.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/yYDlj-wH94I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Fraud spike prompts Chrome developer lock-out

January 29, 2020 0 Comments browser extension, chrome, chrome developers, Chrome Extension, chrome web store, chromium, Google, Google Chrome, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:17:56 +0000

Google Chrome extension developers have been left high and dry for weeks as the company struggles to cope with a spike in fraud on the Chrome Web Store.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/LoRzNY2ZY7s” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code

January 28, 2020 0 Comments Apple Safari, browser extensions, chrome, Edge, firefox, Google Chrome, malicious extensions, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, mozilla firefox, Safari, security threats, Web Browsers

Credit 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=””/>

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WOOF locker: Unmasking the browser locker behind a stealthy tech support scam operation

January 22, 2020 0 Comments 404browlock, 404error, browlock, browlocks, browser guard, browser locker, chrome, Edge, firefox, malvertising, malvertising campaigns, Microsoft, scams, Social engineering, steganography, tech support, Tech support scams, Threat analysis, tss, woof

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

We reveal the inner workings of WOOF locker, the most sophisticated browser locker campaign we’ve seen to date. Learn how this tech support scam evades researchers and ensnares users by hiding in plain sight.

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Google to kill third-party Chrome cookies in two years

January 16, 2020 0 Comments chrome, cookies, fingerprinting, Google, Google Chrome, Privacy, privacy sandbox, Tracking, Web Browsers, web tracking

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:20:59 +0000

Google doesn’t want to block third-party cookies in Chrome right now. It has promised to make them obsolete later, though. Wait – what?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Wd6Jr8cQUKg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome 79 patched after Android WebView app chaos

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Android, android webview, Bug, chrome, chrome 79, chromium, data loss, Google, Google Chrome, Operating Systems, Patch, security threats, Web Browsers, webview

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 12:01:28 +0000

Google has rushed out a fix for a bug in the Android version of Chrome that left some app users unable to access accounts or retrieve stored data.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/gdacxbn3fBw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Mozilla mandates 2FA security for Firefox developers

December 17, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, account hijacking, chrome, firefox, firefox extension, Google, Google Chrome, Mozilla, mozilla firefox, rogue extensions, two-factor authentication, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:57:53 +0000

Mozilla last week fired off an important memo to all Firefox extension developers telling them to turn on authentication (2FA) on their addons.mozilla.org (AMO) accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/I5Jz7uFWAdM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome 79 includes anti-phishing and hacked password protection

December 12, 2019 0 Comments anti-phishing, chrome, Cryptography, encryption, Google, Google Chrome, password checkup, password protection, password security, passwords, phishing, Privacy, security threats, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:03:59 +0000

Version 79 of Chrome is out, and it promises to do a better job of protecting you against phishing sites and credential stuffing attacks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kPx8Ii–vqQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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December Patch Tuesday blunts WizardOpium attack chain

December 12, 2019 0 Comments Adobe, chrome, Intel, intel sgx, lazarus group, Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, Patching, plundervolt, RDP, security threats, vulnerability, Windows, windows xp, zero day, zero-day vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:42:32 +0000

December 2019’s Patch Tuesday updates are, including a fix for the Windows flaw used in recently discovered WizardOpium attacks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/PoQEqUB0h3I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ad-blocking companies block ‘unblockable’ tracker

November 25, 2019 0 Comments ad blocking, Adblocker, chrome, chromium, cname, firefox, online privacy, Privacy, trackers, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:45:02 +0000

Ad-blockers have figured out a way to block the unblockable – a pernicious tracker technique that hides advertising networks in plain sight.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GELDo4RpiU8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>