Google to block Flash on Chrome, only 10 websites exempt

Monday, May 16th, 2016

The slow and inexorable slide to a world without Flash continues, with Google revealing plans to phase out support for Adobe's Flash Player in its Chrome browser for all but a handful of websites. And the company expects the changes to roll out by the fourth quarter of 2016. While it ...

Google makes it mandatory for Chrome Apps to tell Users what Data they collect

Tuesday, April 19th, 2016

Around 40 percent of all Google Chrome users have some kind of browser extensions, plugins or add-ons installed, but how safe are they? The company plans to enforce developers starting this summer, to "ensure transparent use of the data in a way that is consistent with the wishes and expectations of ...

NoScript and other popular Firefox add-ons open millions to new attack

Tuesday, April 5th, 2016

NoScript, Firebug, and other popular Firefox add-on extensions are opening millions of end users to a new type of attack that can surreptitiously execute malicious code and steal sensitive data, a team of researchers reported. The attack is made possible by a lack of isolation in Firefox among various add-ons installed ...

Pwn2Own 2016: Chrome, Edge, and Safari hacked, $460,000 awarded in total

Saturday, March 19th, 2016

Once again, major browsers fell at the two-day security contest Pwn2Own. Security flaws in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Apple Safari were all successfully exploited. A total of $460,000 was awarded for 21 vulnerabilities across the three browsers as well as Windows, OS X, and Flash. Last year’s total was ...

Angler Exploit Learns New Tricks, Finds Home On Popular Website

Friday, February 26th, 2016

Researchers report Angler Exploit Kit attacks have become more brazen and are now targeting top websites with new tricks that can evade browser-based antimalware protection. Karl Sigler, a SpiderLabs researcher at Trustwave, told Threatpost his lab found the Angler Exploit Kit on a popular website for the second time in ...