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The malware targets victims in multiple, sneaky ways as they move around the web.

Hanging up on the fact-checkers probably isn't the best way for a news outlet to assure them that it's trustworthy.

Researchers show how rogue web applications can be used to attack vulnerable browser extensions in a hack that gives adversaries access to private user data.

A researcher has found that websites can use some extensions to bypass security policies, execute code, and even install other extensions.

Web applications can exploit browser extensions to access privileged capabilities and steal sensitive user information, including credentials, a researcher has discovered. read more

Microsoft January Patch Tuesday roundup includes four critical patches for its Edge browser.

Well, in one respect anyway Microsoft may have taken the decision to ditch the Edge's browser engine for Google's Chromium too soon.…

It is no secret how miserably Microsoft's 3-year-old Edge web browser has failed to compete against Google Chrome despite substantial investment and continuous improvements. According to the...

Nope, no new computer for you. Move along On Call Welcome once more to On Call, our weekly column where Reg readers share their tales of tech support problems solved.…

Yes, even the Tor browser can be spied on by this nasty code Special report Computer science boffins have demonstrated a side-channel attack technique that bypasses recently-introduced privacy...