Security News

If you downloaded one of these 5 Chrome ad blockers, you could have been hacked
2018-04-19 15:05

The ad blockers, which can take over users' browsers, were removed from the Chrome Store after being downloaded 20 million times.

Silence! Chrome hushes noisy autoplaying videos
2018-04-19 11:15

With the Chrome 66 comes blissful quiet: Google is muting all autoplay content by default.

Chrome 66 Distrusts Older Symantec Certificates
2018-04-18 15:13

Released in the stable channel on Tuesday, Chrome 66 removes trusts in website certificates that Symantec issued before June 1, 2016, while also bringing a trial of Site Isolation, and patching 62...

Microsoft claims to make Chrome safer with new extension
2018-04-18 15:12

A purported Edge advantage is now available in Chrome.

Google bans cryptomining Chrome extensions because they refuse to play by the rules
2018-04-03 20:56

Google continues to try to keep its browser running smoothly in spite of others’ efforts.

Google Bans Crypto-Mining Chrome Extensions
2018-04-03 16:57

Google on Monday announced that Chrome extensions designed to mine for crypto-currencies are no longer accepted in the Chrome Web Store. While still focused on allowing the Chrome extensions...

Google to purge cryptomining extensions from Chrome Web Store
2018-04-03 14:38

In a bid to prevent Chrome users’ computers being covertly used for cryptocurrency mining, Google will try to purge the Chrome Web Store of extensions that hijack machines’ CPU resources to do...

Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Extensions From Chrome Web Store
2018-04-03 10:13

In an effort to prevent cryptojacking by extensions that maliciously mine digital currencies without users' awareness, Google has implemented a new Web Store policy that bans any Chrome extension...

Block blocked: Google to banish cryptominers from Chrome Web Store
2018-04-01 00:00

9 in 10 plugin submissions broke rules, ads giant groans Google will throw cryptocurrency-mining extensions out of its Chrome Web Store after finding so many were badly behaved.…

More Chrome OS Devices Receive Meltdown, Spectre Patches
2018-03-22 14:36

The latest stable channel update for Google’s Chrome OS operating system includes mitigations for devices with Intel processors affected by the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. Meltdown and...