Security News

Microsoft Patches 50 Flaws in Windows, Office, Browsers
2018-02-13 20:30

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for February 2018 address 50 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and the company’s web browsers, but this time the list does not appear to include any zero-day...

Major Browser Vendors to Restrict AppCache to Secure Connections
2018-02-13 09:17

Major web browser vendors plan on restricting the use of the Application Cache (AppCache) feature to secure connections in an effort to protect users against potential attacks. read more

Update Your Firefox Browser to Fix a Critical Remotely Exploitable Flaw
2018-01-31 14:33

Mozilla has released an important update for its Firefox web browser to patch a critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute malicious code on computers running an affected...

The Coming Battle For Your Web Browser
2018-01-15 11:03

Why the Next Botnet May Be Built From an Army of Web BrowsersThe browser is the window to the web. But what's going in the background during that browsing is opaque to most users. A new experiment...

Browser makers move to mitigate risk of Spectre browser attacks
2018-01-05 16:24

Apple has confirmed that it has already pushed out security updates for iOS, macOS and tvOS that mitigate the danger of users being affected by Meltdown attacks. (watchOS did not require...

Ad targeters exploit browsers’ password managers to track users online
2018-01-03 20:28

Ad targeters are exploiting browsers’ built-in login managers to covertly collect hashes of users’ email addresses, to be used to track them across the web. “Email addresses are unique and...

How to keep your browser and devices safe from cryptojackers
2018-01-02 21:36

Cryptojacking makes surfing the web similar to walking through a minefield: you never know when you might land on a booby-trapped site. Stealthy cryptocurrency mining scripts have found their way...

Flaw In Major Browsers Allows 3rd-Party Scripts to Steal Your Saved Passwords
2018-01-02 11:03

Security researchers have uncovered how marketing companies have started exploiting an 11-year-old bug in browsers' built-in password managers, which allow them to secretly steal your email...

Critical "Same Origin Policy" Bypass Flaw Found in Samsung Android Browser
2017-12-29 12:33

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the browser app comes pre-installed on hundreds of millions of Samsung Android devices that could allow an attacker to steal data from browser tabs...

Microsoft Patches 19 Critical Browser Vulnerabilities
2017-12-12 20:42

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for December 2017 address more than 30 vulnerabilities, including 19 critical flaws affecting the company’s Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. read more