Security News

Google Chrome update to label HTTP-only sites insecure within WEEKS
2018-07-03 15:24

Winter HTTPS is coming A looming deadline – now less than three weeks away – means that Google Chrome users who visit unencrypted websites will be confronted with warnings.…

Update Google Chrome Immediately to Patch a High Severity Vulnerability
2018-06-06 19:33

You must update your Google Chrome now. Security researcher Michał Bentkowski discovered and reported a high severity vulnerability in Google Chrome in late May, affecting the web browsing...

Google Chrome Once Again Target of Malicious Extensions
2018-01-16 21:33

Researchers at network security vendor ICEBRG recently discovered four malicious extensions in the official Google Chrome Web Store with a combined user count of more than 500,000, and as with...

Microsoft Engineer Installs Google Chrome Mid-Presentation After Edge Kept Crashing
2017-11-01 01:44

Ever since the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has been heavily pushing its Edge browser, claiming it to be the best web browser over its competitors like Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome...

Google Chrome most resilient against attacks, researchers find
2017-09-19 20:11

Researchers have analyzed Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer, and found Chrome to be the most resilient against attacks. “Modern web browsers such as Chrome or Edge improved...

Google Chrome remote code execution flaw detailed, PoC released (Help Net Security)
2017-08-17 12:30

Vulnerability broker Beyond Security has released details about and Proof of Concept code for a remote code execution bug affecting Google Chrome. “The [type confusion] vulnerability results from...

Google Chrome Bans Chinese SSL Certificate Authorities WoSign and StartCom (The Hackers News)
2017-07-08 02:44

As a punishment announced last October, Google will no longer trust SSL/TLS certificate authorities WoSign and its subsidiary StartCom with the launch of Chrome 61 for not maintaining the "high...

Week in review: WannaCry decryptor available, stealing Windows credentials using Google Chrome (Help Net Security)
2017-05-22 01:42

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: DocuSign breached, stolen info used for targeted phishing campaign Phishing emails impersonating electronic signature...