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Chrome 89 also supports Web NFC, meaning that web applications can read and write NFC tags. Another new feature is the Web Serial API, which enables direct communication between web applications and devices with serial ports.

Today, Microsoft disclosed that they have also been monitoring the targeted attacks against vulnerability researchers for months and have attributed the attacks to a DPRK group named 'Zinc.'. Microsoft tracks hacking group as ZINC. In a new report, Microsoft states that they too have been tracking this threat actor, who they track as 'ZINC,' for the past couple of months as the hackers target pen testers, security researchers, and employees at tech and security companies.

Google Chrome now blocks access to websites on an additional seven TCP ports to protect against the NAT Slipstreaming 2.0 vulnerability. When the vulnerability was first disclosed, Google stated that they would block HTTP and HTTPS access to TCP ports 5060 and 5061 to protect against this vulnerability in the release of Chrome 87.

Google says it's making progress on plans to revamp Chrome user tracking technology aimed at improving privacy even as it faces challenges from regulators and officials. The company gave an update Monday on its work to remove from its Chrome browser so-called third-party cookies, which are used by a website's advertisers or partners and can be used to track a user's internet browsing habits.

Two major browsers -Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome - are rolling out default features, which they say will better help notify users if their password has been compromised as part of a breach or database exposure. Microsoft on Thursday said that its next version of Edge will generate alerts if a user password is found in an online leak.

Google has released Chrome 88 to the stable channel with several security improvements inside, including patches for 36 vulnerabilities, one of which is rated critical severity, and dropped support for Adobe Flash. Chrome 88 also arrived with improved password protections, including a check that helps users identify weak passwords and immediately act upon the issue, to ensure better protection of their accounts.

Google has added a new feature to the Chrome web browser that will make it easier to check if their stored passwords are weak and easy to guess, exposing users to brute force attacks or password cracking attempts. Google Chrome allows creating, storing, and filling your passwords with a mouse click while browsing the web using a built-in password manager.

Google has released Chrome 88 today, January 19th, 2021, to the Stable desktop channel, and it includes security improvements and the long-awaited removal of Adobe Flash Player. Chrome 88 is now promoted to the Stable channel, Chrome 89 is the new Beta version, and Chrome 90 will be the Canary version.

Google says that it will block third-party Chromium web browsers from using private Google APIs after discovering that they were integrating them although they're intended to be used only in Chrome. This is because many of the Google APIs included in the Chromium code are specific only to Google Chrome and are not intended to be integrated and used by the users of derived Chromium products.

Facebook has filed legal action against two Chrome extension developers that the company said was scraping user profile data - including names and profile IDs - as well as other browser-related information. The two unnamed developers under the business name Oink and Stuff, developed Chrome malicious browser extensions, which actually contained hidden code "That functioned like spyware," alleges Facebook.