Critical Android Browser bug threatens users’ privacy
Earlier this month, security researcher Rafay Baloch has released a proof-of-concept exploit that takes advantage of a vulnerability in an Android Browser’s security …
Researchers find malicious extensions in Chrome Web Store
Earlier this year, Google has made it so that extension that are not hosted on the Chrome Web Store can’t be installed and used by users of its popular browser. This …
New Firefox offers MITM protection via public key pinning
Mozilla has released the latest version of Firefox (v32) for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android, and the new browser sports some notable security improvements. For one, the new …
New Chrome fixes 50 security issues, bug hunter gets $30k
Having implemented 50 security fixes, the Google Chrome team has pushed out a new stable version of the popular browser. The company hasn’t shared many bug details since …
Analysis reveals many malicious Chrome extensions
An analysis of 48,332 browser extensions from the Chrome web store has revealed 130 outright malicious and 4,712 suspicious extensions, some of which have been downloaded by …
Apple patches Safari arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities
Apple released new versions of their Safari browser – 6.1.6 and 7.0.6 – in which they fixed multiple memory corruption problems in Webkit. Out of the seven …
Google starts warning users about deceptive downloads
Google has announced a welcome change to its Safe Browsing service: starting next week, Google Chrome will also warn users about attempts to make them download software that …
Internet Explorer vulnerabilities increase 100%
Bromium Labs analyzed public vulnerabilities and exploits from the first six months of 2014. The research determined that Internet Explorer vulnerabilities have increased more …
EFF releases Firefox, Chrome plugin to stop online tracking
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released a beta version of Privacy Badger, a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome that detects and blocks online advertising …
How apps and extensions affect your browsing
Google has announced the newest version of the Chrome Apps & Extensions Developer Tool, which helps developers debug apps and extensions, and power users to see which …
Google unveils source code for Chrome encryption extension
Google has made publicly available the source code for a new Chrome extension that helps users encrypt, decrypt, digitally sign, and verify signed messages within the browser …
Safari to include privacy-protecting search engine
Apple announced the inclusion of DuckDuckGo, the search engine that doesn’t track its users, in the future versions of Safari on iOS and OS X. This makes DuckDuckGo the …