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New Chrome security measure aims to curtail an entire class of Web attack

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For more than a decade, the Internet has remained vulnerable to a class of attacks that uses browsers as a beachhead for accessing routers and other sensitive devices on a targeted network. Now, Google is finally doing something about it. Starting in Chrome version 98, the browser will begin relaying requests […]

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EU antitrust regulators launch probe into Google’s FLoC plan

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) The European Commission today said it has begun investigating Google for “possible anticompetitive conduct” in the market for online advertising technology. The EC announcement said the formal antitrust investigation will “assess whether Google has violated EU competition rules by favoring its own online display advertising technology services in […]

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Chrome’s RSS-powered “Follow” button is like a rebooted Google Reader

Left: Chrome’s new “Follow” button. Right: The RSS feed, which looks just like Google discover. (credit: Google) Despite killing Google Reader in 2013, Google keeps flirting with the idea of helping users discover news. The algorithm-powered “Google Discover” and Google News feeds send heaps of traffic to websites based on users’ search histories, but what if […]

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“Chrome Memories”—an early look at Google’s UI update to History

You’ll need Chrome Canary to check out Memories—and you’ll need to enable an optional flag as well. [credit: Jim Salter ] Google seems to be working on a UI revamp for the traditional browser history interface, which it’s calling “Memories.” The new feature is only available in Chrome Canary, and it’s hidden even there behind […]

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“Expert” hackers used 11 zerodays to infect Windows, iOS, and Android users

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A team of advanced hackers exploited no fewer than 11 zeroday vulnerabilities in a nine-month campaign that used compromised websites to infect fully patched devices running Windows, iOS, and Android, a Google researcher said. Using novel exploitation and obfuscation techniques, a mastery of a wide range of vulnerability types, and a […]

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Chrome 89 brings less RAM use to the desktop, faster launch to Android

Enlarge / This week’s new Chrome build doesn’t look any different, but it introduces plenty of under-the-hood performance and efficiency improvements. (credit: Jim Salter / Pixabay) Google Chrome version 89 began rolling out to users in the stable channel on March 2 and should be on most people’s machines by now. The new build offers […]

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Chrome users have faced 3 security concerns over the past 24 hours

(credit: Chrome) Users of Google’s Chrome browser have faced three security concerns over the past 24 hours in the form of a malicious extension with more than 2 million users, a just-fixed zero-day, and new information about how malware can abuse Chrome’s sync feature to bypass firewalls. Let’s discuss them one by one. First up, […]

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Malicious Chrome and Edge add-ons had a novel way to hide on 3 million devices

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) In December, Ars reported that as many as 3 million people had been infected by Chrome and Edge browser extensions that stole personal data and redirected users to ad or phishing sites. Now, the researchers who discovered the scam have revealed the lengths the extension developers took to hide their nefarious […]

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Chrome and Edge want to help with that password problem of yours

Enlarge / Please don’t do this. (credit: Getty Images) If you’re like lots of people, someone has probably nagged you to use a password manager and you still haven’t heeded the advice. Now, Chrome and Edge are coming to the rescue with beefed-up password management built directly into the browsers. Microsoft on Thursday announced a […]

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As Much as 3 million Apparatus infected by malware-laced Chrome along with Edge add-ons

Expand (charge: Getty Images) As many as many people are infected with Chrome along with Edge browser extensions which steal private data and divert users to malware or ad websites, a security company said on Wednesday. Overall, researchers in Prague-based Avast stated they discovered 28 extensions to its Google Chrome along with Microsoft Edge browsers […]