Security News

Google Launches Open-Source Browser Extension for Ad Transparency
2019-08-22 19:47

Google introduced a new initiative that it hopes will fight shady online advertising practices such as digital fingerprinting.

Microsoft will pay hackers up to $30K to find flaws in the new Edge browser
2019-08-21 13:20

The Microsoft Edge browser was released in beta, and the tech giant is running a bug bounty program for researchers to find major vulnerabilities.

How dodgy browser plugins, web scripts can silently rewrite that URL you were about to hit – and throw you into an internet wormhole
2019-08-15 07:08

Clickjacking code found on sites with 43 million daily visits total Analysis Clickjacking, which came to the attention of security types more than a decade ago, continues to thrive, despite...

Avast Secure Browser enhanced with built-in memory and battery-saving controls
2019-07-29 02:00

Avast, a global leader in digital security products, has introduced built-in performance and battery-saving enhancements in the latest release of Avast Secure Browser, code-named ‘Zermatt’. Memory...

Browser plug-ins peddled personal data from over 4m browsers
2019-07-26 11:02

Nacho Analytics gathered data like passwords, tax and prescription data from browser add-ons - and those who bought it can keep it.

Bitdefender Browser Isolation defeats attacks by monitoring memory for attack techniques
2019-07-24 04:00

Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader protecting over 500 million systems across 150 countries, announced availability of Bitdefender Browser Isolation. Creating a virtual air-gap between...

Browser Extensions Massively Collecting User Data
2019-07-22 14:55

Security researchers have discovered eight Chrome and Firefox extensions that leak user data, including personally identifiable information (PII) and corporate information (CI).  read more

Mozilla Introduces Grizzly Browser Fuzzing Framework
2019-07-11 19:31

Mozilla this week made public a new browser fuzzing framework designed to enable the fast deployment of fuzzers at scale.  read more

Archive Server of Pale Moon Open Source Browser Hacked
2019-07-11 14:15

Developers of the open source web browser Pale Moon revealed on Wednesday that the project’s archive server was compromised and all executable files were infected with malware. read more