Security News

Google Chrome to block port 554 to stop NAT Slipstreaming attacks
2021-03-08 18:21

Google Chrome will block the browser's access to TCP port 554 to protect against attacks using the NAT Slipstreaming 2.0 vulnerability. Last year, security researchers disclosed a new version of the NAT Slipstreaming vulnerability that allows malicious scripts to bypass a website visitor's NAT firewall and access any TCP/UDP port on the visitor's internal network.

How to use Google's 'Chrome Labs' to test new browser features
2021-03-07 18:43

Google has added a new feature to Google Chrome Canary that makes it easier for users to test new hidden features under development. When Google creates a new browser feature, it is first tested in Google Chrome Canary and Google Chrome Beta.

Google's Chrome Labs makes it easier to test new browser features
2021-03-07 18:43

Google has added a new feature to Google Chrome Canary that makes it easier for users to test new hidden features under development. When Google creates a new browser feature, it is first tested in Google Chrome Canary and Google Chrome Beta.

Chrome extension turns on YouTube captions when eating noisy chips
2021-03-05 17:38

A new AI-powered Google Chrome extension will automatically turn on YouTube extensions if it detects you are eating noisy chips. I doubt few people have not experienced hearing a movie, TV show, or video while someone next to you is loudly eating chips.

Another Chrome zero-day exploit – so get that update done!
2021-03-04 19:41

We've never quite understood Google's mention of rolling out updates over "Days/weeks" in an update bulletin that includes 47 security fixes, of which eight have a severity level of High. We suggest going out manually and making sure you've got your Chrome update already, without waiting for those day/weeks to elapse until the update finds you.

New Chrome 0-day Bug Under Active Attacks – Update Your Browser ASAP!
2021-03-03 22:28

Exactly a month after patching an actively exploited zero-day flaw in Chrome, Google today rolled out fixes for yet another zero-day vulnerability in the world's most popular web browser that it says is being abused in the wild. Chrome 89.0.4389.72, released by the search giant for Windows, Mac, and Linux on Tuesday, comes with a total of 47 security fixes, the most severe of which concerns an "Object lifecycle issue in audio."

Google Patches Actively Exploited Flaw in Chrome Browser
2021-03-03 21:17

Google has fixed a high-severity vulnerability in its Chrome browser and is warning Chrome users that an exploit exists in the wild for the flaw. "The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 89 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux," according to Google on Tuesday.

Chrome 89 Patches Actively Exploited Vulnerability
2021-03-03 13:22

Google this week announced the availability of Chrome 89 in the stable channel, with patches for a total of 47 vulnerabilities, including one that has been exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2021-21166, the zero-day security hole is described as a high-severity "Object lifecycle issue in audio." The bug was reported by Alison Huffman of Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research, and is the second of this type addressed in Chrome 89, alongside CVE-2021-21165, also rated high risk.

It's not easy being green: EV HTTPS cert seller Sectigo questions Chrome's logic in burying EV HTTPS cert info
2021-03-03 11:45

Sectigo's chief compliance officer has hit out at Google for minimizing the visibility of Extended Validation HTTPS certificates in Chrome. In a chat with The Register, Sectigo CCO Tim Callan said his biz, which among other things is one of the biggest sellers of EV HTTPS certificates, was "Going to remove street and postal information from all of our public sites," seeing as Google thinks no one cares where a business is based.

Google fixes second actively exploited Chrome zero-day bug this year
2021-03-02 21:47

Google has fixed an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in the Chrome 89.0.4389.72 version released today, March 2nd, 2021, to the Stable desktop channel for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. "Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2021-21166 exists in the wild," the Google Chrome 89.0.4389.72 announcement reads.