Security News

Stealing Windows credentials using Google Chrome (Help Net Security)
2017-05-16 01:54

Attacks that leak authentication credentials using the SMB file sharing protocol on Windows OS are an ever-present issue, exploited in various ways but usually limited to local area networks. One...

Google Chrome 57 Browser Update Patches ‘High’ Severity Flaws (Threatpost)
2017-03-10 16:43

Google paid out $38,000 in bounty rewards tied to flaws it fixed with a Chrome 57 browser update.

Google Chrome impersonator Trojan doing rounds (Help Net Security)
2016-08-31 13:30

If you’re a Google Chrome user, and suddenly your browser looks a bit off and shows you pages that you would never visit ordinarily, you’ve probably been hit with the Mutabaha Trojan. According to...

Google Chrome users targeted by tech support scammers (Help Net Security)
2016-08-29 20:54

Google Chrome users, beware: tech support scammers are misusing helpful browser features to impersonate Microsoft and to bombard users users with pop-ups. In the first instance, the scammers are...

Google Chrome Malware Leads to Sketchy Facebook Likes (Threatpost)
2016-07-19 17:13

A researcher shined a light on how malware-laced Chrome extensions can give hackers control over your Facebook feed and more.