Google announces zero-day in Chrome browser – update now!
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:17:45 +0000
Zero-day buses: none for a while, then three at once. Here’s Google joining Apple and Adobe in “zero-day week”
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Firefox rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS privacy by default in the US
Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:31:00 +0000
Mozilla has said it plans to make a privacy technology called DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) the default setting for US users of Firefox within weeks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/U2NXSe69Ao0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreBrave beats other browsers in privacy study
Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:32:13 +0000
Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to consider Brave first, according to a study published this week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nYYmchFylNA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreChrome 80 encryption change blocks AZORult password stealer
Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:02:49 +0000
Evidence is emerging that a change made to Chrome 80 might have disrupted the popular data and user profile stealing malware AZORult.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kjIQgx4g7bk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreMystery zero-day in Chrome – update now!
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:55:03 +0000
When a bug’s a zero-day that means it’s being actively exploited. So don’t delay, just patch today!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xrcwT2eXQRY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreGoogle pulls 500 malicious Chrome extensions after researcher tip-off
Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:07:48 +0000
Google has abruptly pulled over 500 Chrome extensions from its Web Store that researchers discovered were stealing browsing data and executing click fraud and malvertising.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/izP6lapUPOU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreMozilla issues final warning to websites using TLS 1.0
Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:13:57 +0000
From March, the Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Edge browsers will show warnings when users visit websites that only support TLS versions 1.0 or 1.1.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3oMQ9dp5jKA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreGoogle Chrome to start blocking downloads served via HTTP
Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:59:34 +0000
Google has announced a timetable for phasing out insecure file downloads in the Chrome browser starting with desktop version 81 due next month.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pLJD5xgjayo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreGoogle’s Chrome 80 clamps down on cookies and notification spam
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=””/>
Read moreFraud spike prompts Chrome developer lock-out
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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