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Firefox rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS privacy by default in the US

February 28, 2020 0 Comments chrome, Cloudflare DNS, DNS-over-HTTPS, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, https, Mozilla, mozilla firefox, Privacy, Web Browsers

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=””/>

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Brave beats other browsers in privacy study

February 27, 2020 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, Brave, browser privacy, chrome, Edge, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, Privacy, Safari, Web Browsers, Yandex

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=””/>

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Chrome 80 encryption change blocks AZORult password stealer

February 27, 2020 0 Comments azorult, browser security, chrome, chrome 80, Google, Google Chrome, kela, malware, mimikatz, password manager, Web Browsers

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=””/>

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Mystery zero-day in Chrome – update now!

February 25, 2020 0 Comments chrome, cve-2020-6418:, Exploit, Google, Google Chrome, Patch, vulnerability, zero day

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=””/>

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Google pulls 500 malicious Chrome extensions after researcher tip-off

February 17, 2020 0 Comments browser security, chrome, Chrome Extension, chrome store, duo security, Google, Google Chrome, jamila kaya, malicious extensions, security threats, Web Browsers

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=””/>

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Mozilla issues final warning to websites using TLS 1.0

February 12, 2020 0 Comments Apple, chrome, Edge, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, netscape, Safari, ssl/tls, TLS, tls 1.0, Web Browsers

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=””/>

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Google Chrome to start blocking downloads served via HTTP

February 10, 2020 0 Comments browser security, chrome, Chrome browser, downloads, Google, Google Chrome, http, https, Web Browsers

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=””/>

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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=””/>