Chrome

Chrome will tell users when extensions they use are removed from Chrome Web Store

August 21, 2023

Google will be extending the Safety check feature within the Chrome browser to alert users when a previously installed extension is no longer available in the Chrome Web …

Google unveils stronger cellular security for Android 14

August 9, 2023

Google has revealed new cellular security mitigations that will be available for users and enterprises on its soon-to-be-released Android 14, and announced a new release …

Exploited zero-day patched in Chrome (CVE-2023-3079)

June 7, 2023

Google has fixed a high-severity vulnerability in the Chrome browser (CVE-2023-3079) that is being exploited by attackers. About the vulnerability CVE-2023-3079 is a …

Google triples reward for Chrome full chain exploits

June 2, 2023

Google has tripled the full reward amount for the first security bug report that includes a functional full chain exploit of its popular Chrome browser. Six months of higher …

Google Chrome will lose the “lock” icon for HTTPS-secured sites

May 3, 2023

In September 2023, Google Chrome will stop showing the lock icon when a site loads over HTTPS, partly due to the now ubiquitous use of the protocol. The misunderstood Lock …

Fake ChatGPT desktop client steals Chrome login data

May 2, 2023

Researchers are warning about an infostealer mimicking a ChatGPT Windows desktop client that’s capable of copying saved credentials from the Google Chrome login data …

Google adds new risk assessment tool for Chrome extensions

April 25, 2023

Google has made available a new tool for Google Workspace admins and security teams to make an assessment of the risk different Chrome extensions may present to their users: …

Rilide browser extension steals MFA codes

April 7, 2023

Cryptocurrency thieves are targeting users of Chromium-based browsers – Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave Browser, and Opera – with an extension that steals …

Fake ChatGPT for Google extension hijacks Facebook accounts

March 23, 2023

A new Chrome extension promising to augment users’ Google searches with ChatGPT also leads to hijacked Facebook accounts, Guardio Labs researchers have found. While this …

March 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: It’s not about luck

March 10, 2023

Every month I touch on a few hot topics related to security around patching and some important updates to look out for on the upcoming Patch Tuesday. Diligence to this ongoing …

Fake ChatGPT Chrome extension targeted Facebook Ad accounts

March 9, 2023

ChatGPT has garnered a lot of questions about its security and capacity for manipulation, partly because it is a new software that has seen unprecedented growth (hosting 100 …

Researchers release PoC exploit for critical Windows CryptoAPI bug (CVE-2022-34689)

January 26, 2023

Akamai researchers have published a PoC exploit for a critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-34689) in Windows CryptoAPI, which validates public key certificates. “An attacker …