Security News

Firefox Scrambles to Patch Zero Day Actively Exploiting Tor Browser (Threatpost)
2016-11-30 17:44

A zero-day vulnerability in Firefox, similar to one created by the FBI in 2013, is actively being exploited in the Tor Project’s anonymizing TorBrowser.

Final warning: Popular browsers will soon stop accepting SHA-1 certificates (Help Net Security)
2016-11-17 17:20

Starting with Chrome 56, planned to be released to the wider public at the end of January 2017, Google will remove support for SHA-1 certificates. Other browser makers plan to do the same. “The...

Ransoc browser locker/ransomware blackmails victims (Help Net Security)
2016-11-17 13:30

An unusual combination of browser locker and ransomware, dubbed Ransoc by researchers, is targeting users who visit adult sites. Ransoc targets victims’ reputation The malware is delivered via...

TrickBot Banking Trojan Adds New Browser Manipulation Tools (Threatpost)
2016-11-08 22:16

The banking Trojan TrickBot is evolving fast, according to researchers, and within weeks will expand its victim list and attack scope.

Tech support scammers use old bug to freeze browsers (Help Net Security)
2016-11-07 21:23

Tech support scammers are exploiting a bug that maxes out users’ CPU and memory capability and effectively freezes the browser and possibly the computer, in an attempt to convince users that they...

Google Linking Anonymous Browser Tracking with Identifiable Tracking (Schneier on Security)
2016-11-03 18:00

Google's new ways to violate your privacy and -- more importantly -- how to opt out....

Brave browser starts paying Bitcoins to adblocked sites (Naked Security)
2016-10-04 11:12

If Brave can avoid lawsuits from irate newspapers and convince users to switch browsers, the adblocker vs publisher wars might ease.