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Atomic Stealer Distributes Malware to Macs Through False Browser Downloads
2023-11-22 19:47

Atomic Stealer Sends Macs Malware Through False Browser DownloadsTechRepublicToggle TechRepublic mobile menuTechRepublic PremiumTechRepublic close modalTechRepublic close modalTechRepublic close modalTechRepublicTechRepublic on TwitterTechRepublic on FacebookTechRepublic on LinkedInTechRepublic on FlipboardLoadingLoadingLoadingLoadingLoading. Anti-malware software provider Malwarebytes has described a new variant of Atomic Stealer, which is malware targeting Apple users.

LayerX Enterprise Browser Security Extension – Secure the Modern Workspace
2023-11-01 14:01

LayerX has developed a secure enterprise browser extension that can be mounted on any browser. The LayerX extension delivers comprehensive visibility, continuous monitoring, and granular policy enforcement on every event within the browsing session.

Hands on Review: LayerX's Enterprise Browser Security Extension
2023-11-01 11:53

The browser has become the main work interface in modern enterprises. It’s where employees create and interact with data, and how they access organizational and external SaaS and web apps. As a...

Product showcase: LayerX browser security extension
2023-11-01 05:30

LayerX has developed a secure enterprise browser extension that can be mounted on any browser. The LayerX extension delivers comprehensive visibility, continuous monitoring, and granular policy enforcement on every event within the browsing session.

Researchers warn of increased malware delivery via fake browser updates
2023-10-17 10:18

ClearFake, a recently documented threat leveraging compromised WordPress sites to push malicious fake browser updates, is likely operated by the threat group behind the SocGholish "Malware delivery via fake browser updates" campaigns, Sekoia researchers have concluded. Subsequently downloaded payloads create an iframe element to host the fake update interface, download that interface, and the fake update content and HTML page.

Microsoft Defender no longer flags Tor Browser as malware
2023-10-02 22:33

Recent versions of the TorBrowser, specifically because of the updated tor. Microsoft stated, "We've reviewed the submitted files and have determined that they do not fit our definitions of malware or unwanted applications. As such, we've removed the detection."

The Dark Side of Browser Isolation – and the Next Generation Browser Security Technologies
2023-09-28 11:13

The landscape of browser security has undergone significant changes over the past decade. While Browser Isolation was once considered the gold standard for protecting against browser exploits and...

NodeStealer Malware Now Targets Facebook Business Accounts on Multiple Browsers
2023-09-15 10:20

An ongoing campaign is targeting Facebook Business accounts with bogus messages to harvest victims' credentials using a variant of the Python-based NodeStealer and potentially take over their accounts for follow-on malicious activities. First documented by Meta in May 2023, NodeStealer originated as a JavaScript malware capable of pilfering cookies and passwords from web browsers to compromise Facebook, Gmail, and Outlook accounts.

Zero-Day Security Vulnerability Found in Chrome, Firefox and Other Browsers
2023-09-14 18:58

Zero-Day Security Vulnerability Found in Chrome, Firefox and Other Browsers Updates are now available to patch a Chrome vulnerability that would allow attackers to run malicious code. It's time to update Google Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox or Thunderbird, Microsoft Edge, the Brave browser or Tor Browser; web development news site StackDiary has reported a zero-day vulnerability in all six browsers that could allow threat actors to execute malicious code.

Windows 11 browser change: Europe applauds, outrage everywhere else
2023-08-30 21:08

Microsoft will soon allow users in the European Union, as well as from Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, to once again open all links in Windows using their default web browser rather than forcing the use of Microsoft Edge. As the company said when it released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23531 to the Dev Channel on Friday, links in Windows systems apps will no longer open using Microsoft Edge, ignoring the users' browser of choice.