Security News

Google Chrome to block admin-level browser launches for better security
2025-05-14 20:25

Google is rolling out a change to Chromium that "de-elevates" Google Chrome so it does not run as an administrator to increase security in Windows. [...]

Windows 11 upgrade block lifted after Safe Exam Browser fix
2025-05-12 20:42

Microsoft has removed an upgrade block that prevented some Safe Exam Browser users from installing the Windows 11 2024 Update due to incompatibility issues. [...]

Majority of Browser Extensions Pose Critical Security Risk, A New Report Reveals
2025-05-12 14:36

99% of enterprise users have browser extensions but over half carry high-risk permissions. LayerX's 2025 report reveals how everyday extensions expose sensitive data, and what security teams must...

What your browser knows about you, from contacts to card numbers
2025-05-09 09:54

Chrome and Safari are the most popular browser apps, accounting for 90% of the mobile browsers market share, according to Surfshark. They also collect the most data. Chrome: the most data-hungry...

You'll never guess which mobile browser is the worst for data collection
2025-05-07 17:38

We were shocked – SHOCKED – by the answer Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the slurpiest mobile browser of them all? The answer, according to VPN vendor Surfshark, is Chrome.…

Golden Chickens Deploy TerraStealerV2 to Steal Browser Credentials and Crypto Wallet Data
2025-05-05 05:39

The threat actors known as Golden Chickens have been attributed to two new malware families dubbed TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger, suggesting continued development efforts to fine-tune and...

Three Reasons Why the Browser is Best for Stopping Phishing Attacks
2025-04-23 11:00

Phishing attacks remain a huge challenge for organizations in 2025. In fact, with attackers increasingly leveraging identity-based techniques over software exploits, phishing arguably poses a...

5 Major Concerns With Employees Using The Browser
2025-04-22 11:00

As SaaS and cloud-native work reshape the enterprise, the web browser has emerged as the new endpoint. However, unlike endpoints, browsers remain mostly unmonitored, despite being responsible for...

Lotus Panda Hacks SE Asian Governments With Browser Stealers and Sideloaded Malware
2025-04-22 04:29

The China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Lotus Panda has been attributed to a campaign that compromised multiple organizations in an unnamed Southeast Asian country between August 2024...

Browser extensions make nearly every employee a potential attack vector
2025-04-16 04:00

Despite being present on virtually every employee’s browser, extensions are rarely monitored by security teams or controlled by IT, according to LayerX. Most extensions have access to sensitive...