Security News

Chrome flaw on iOS leads to 500 million unwanted pop-up ads
2019-04-18 11:11

If you own an iOS device and use the Chrome browser, you may have encountered some strange-looking pop-up ads in the past week.

Chrome, Safari and Opera criticised for removing privacy setting
2019-04-09 11:03

Forthcoming versions of the Chrome, Apple Safari and Opera are in the process of removing the ability to disable a long-ignored tracking feature called hyperlink auditing pings.

Renegade Android apps can siphon off your web logins, browser history. So make sure Chrome or OS is patched, friends
2019-03-20 20:01

Kit-Kat API whacked, don't give hackers your phone. This WebView came rolling home Smartphones and other gadgets running Android 4.4 or later contain a bug that can be exploited by rogue apps to...

Chrome, Firefox Get Windows Defender Application Guard Extensions
2019-03-18 14:16

Microsoft is extending the protection capabilities of Windows Defender Application Guard with the release of browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox.  read more

Ep. 023 – Facebook promises and Google Chrome patches [PODCAST]
2019-03-15 12:41

Here's the latest Naked Security podcast - listen now, and tell your friends and colleagues about us, too!

How to make DuckDuckGo your default Chrome search engine
2019-03-15 11:50

Good news for the privacy-conscious. Chrome 73, released Tuesday, now includes the DuckDuckGo search engine as an option.

Chrome will soon block drive-by-download malvertising
2019-03-13 13:17

A new Chrome feature hopes to choke off one of the most malicious forms of malware infection: drive-by advertising downloads.

Week in review: Critical Chrome zero-day, TLS certs for sale on dark web, RSA Conference 2019
2019-03-10 19:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: RSA Conference 2018 coverage Check out what you missed at the infosec event of the year. How malware traverses your...

Zero-day Chrome/Windows combo actively exploited in the wild
2019-03-08 08:38

We now know why a number of Googlers made a point to urge users to implement the latest Chrome update as soon as possible: the vulnerability (CVE-2019-5786) is definitely being actively exploited...

Put down the cat, coffee, beer pint, martini, whatever you're holding, and make sure you've updated Chrome (unless you enjoy being hacked)
2019-03-07 19:52

Non-Google browser users, as you were If Google Chrome is bugging you to update it right now, please stop what you're doing, and get that upgrade.…