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Fake Bitwarden ads on Facebook push info-stealing Chrome extension
2024-11-18 17:05

Fake Bitwarden password manager advertisements on Facebook are pushing a malicious Google Chrome extension that collects and steals sensitive user data from the browser. [...]

New Glove infostealer malware bypasses Chrome’s cookie encryption
2024-11-14 20:47

​New Glove Stealer information-stealing malware can bypass Google Chrome's Application-Bound (App-Bound) encryption to steal browser cookies. [...]

Google says “Enhanced protection” feature in Chrome now uses AI
2024-11-09 21:42

Google has quietly updated the description of one of the Chrome's security features "Enchaned protection" to confirm that it will be powered by AI in a future release. [...]

OpenAI's new ChatGPT Search Chrome extension feels like a search hijacker
2024-11-01 20:25

OpenAI's new "ChatGPT search" Chrome extension feels like nothing more than a typical search hijacker, changing Chrome's settings so your address bar searches go through ChatGPT Search instead. [...]

New tool bypasses Google Chrome’s new cookie encryption system
2024-10-28 20:59

A researcher has released a tool to bypass Google's new App-Bound encryption cookie-theft defenses and extract saved credentials from the Chrome web browser. [...]

Exploited: Cisco, SharePoint, Chrome vulnerabilities
2024-10-25 10:25

Threat actors have been leveraging zero and n-day vulnerabilities in Cisco security appliances (CVE-2024-20481), Microsoft Sharepoint (CVE-2024-38094), and Google’s Chrome browser (CVE-2024-4947)....

Lazarus Group Exploits Google Chrome Vulnerability to Control Infected Devices
2024-10-24 09:53

The North Korean threat actor known as Lazarus Group has been attributed to the zero-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome to seize control of infected devices....

How to enable Safe Browsing in Google Chrome on Android
2024-10-24 03:00

To safeguard your data, Google Chrome uses Safe Browsing to protect you from: harmful websites and extensions, malicious or intrusive advertisements, malware, phishing attacks, and social...

Lazarus hackers used fake DeFi game to exploit Google Chrome zero-day
2024-10-23 18:03

The North Korean Lazarus hacking group exploited a Google Chrome zero-day tracked as CVE-2024-4947 through a fake decentralized finance (DeFi) game targeting individuals in the cryptocurrency space. [...]

Google to let businesses create curated Chrome Web Stores for extensions
2024-10-23 16:01

Google has announced it will soon allow organizations to create their own curated "Enterprise Web Store" of company-sanctioned browser extensions for Chrome and ChromeOS, aimed at improving...