Google Chrome – Page 6 – PossibleThreat Articles

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:26:17 +0000

Google de nuevo ha sido reprendido por no detectar extensiones falsas que se hacen pasar por marcas populares en su Chrome Web Store. Las víctimas esta vez fueron AdBlock by AdBlock Inc (fácilmente confundida con la extensión legítima AdBlock by getadblock) y uBlock by Charlie Lee (similar al uBlock.org de uBlock.org o al uBlock Origin […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/VwzMN4E90e0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google’s Password Manager now checks for breached credentials

October 3, 2019 0 Comments chrome, Chrome browser, Google, Google Chrome, Google Password Checkup, google password manager, security threats, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 11:56:21 +0000

Google has taken the next step in its strategy to secure users’ passwords. The search giant has taken a password-checking feature released in February as an extension to its Chrome browser and embedded it directly into its password manager service.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/htCIKPrCE8I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome cripples movie studio Mac Pros

September 27, 2019 0 Comments Apple, avid, Bug, chrome, Chrome browser, Google, Google Chrome, mac, Organisations, OS X, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 12:54:59 +0000

A few days ago, movie editors started reporting that Mac Pros running Avid software were crashing throughout Hollywood.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/BZ_Snk9ZWg4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google pulls more fake adblockers from Chrome Web Store

September 23, 2019 0 Comments ad block, ad blocking, Adblocker, adguard, bug bounty program, chrome, chrome web store, fake adblocker, Google, Google Chrome, security threats, ublock origin, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:47:31 +0000

Google has again been reprimanded for not spotting fake extensions impersonating popular brands in its Chrome Web Store.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/bENpOujBKCo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (September 16 -22)

September 23, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, amazon, browser guard, data destruction, education cybersecurity, emotet, Google, Google Chrome, Instagram, phishing, privacy law, s3buckets, visa, visa scam, youtube

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:55:30 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 16–22 including Emotet, student-targeted visa scams, data privacy laws, Malwarebytes’ new Browser Guard, data destruction, and more.

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Google experiments with DNS-over-HTTPS in Chrome

September 12, 2019 0 Comments chrome, Chrome browser, CloudFlare, DNS-over-HTTPS, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Privacy, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:24:10 +0000

Following hot on Mozilla’s trail, Google officially announced its own DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) experiment in Chrome this week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MXZMT9v3Sj8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google experiments with DNS-over-HTTP in Chrome

September 12, 2019 0 Comments chrome, Chrome browser, CloudFlare, DNS-over-HTTPS, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Privacy, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:24:10 +0000

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Chrome bumps ineffective EV certificates off the omnibar

September 10, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, chrome, chromium, EV badge, EV certificate, Extended Validation badge, Extended Validation certificate, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Mozilla, phishing, Safari, security threats, TSL, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:40:23 +0000

Ever notice a missing company name next to the URL address bar? Ever change behavior because of it? Likely not, so bye-bye, useless badge.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WxAmoP9NPKQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Brave accuses Google of sidestepping GDPR

September 9, 2019 0 Comments Authorized Buyers, Brave, browser privacy, chrome, GDPR, GDPR compliance, Google, Google Chrome, Privacy, push pages, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:24:53 +0000

A senior executive at private browser company Brave has accused Google of using a workaround that lets it identify users to ad networks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/lKGgZf-nQcM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Firefox won’t follow Chrome’s anti-ad-blocker changes, says Mozilla

September 5, 2019 0 Comments ad blocker, Adblocker, Apple Safari, Brave, browser extensions, chrome, chromium, firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, Opera, Organisations, Web Browsers, WebExtensions

Credit 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=””/>