Firefox 51 starts flagging HTTP login pages as insecure
Mozilla has released Firefox 51 on Tuesday, and this latest stable version of the popular browser comes with many security fixes and improvements. The list of security …
Cisco WebEx extension opens Chrome users to drive-by malware attacks
Windows users who have the widely used Cisco WebEx extension installed on Chrome are in danger of getting silently hacked when visiting a malicious website. The vulnerability, …
Accurate cross-browser fingerprinting is possible, researchers show
A group of researchers have come up with a browser fingerprinting technique that can allow interested parties to “identify” users across different browsers (on the …
Adobe quietly bundles data-collecting Chrome extension with latest Reader update
Chrome users who have installed the latest Adobe security updates have also been unknowingly saddled with a browser extension (“Adobe Acrobat”) that can collect some of their …
Secure websites brought to you by the letter S
What’s so special about the letter S? It’s one of the most frequently used letters in the English language, a regular sponsor of Sesame Street, and is so common that Vanna …
Firefox Focus: Private iOS browsing made easy
Mozilla has released Firefox Focus, an iOS app that lets you browse the Internet without having to worry who’s tracking your online activity. The app can be used …
Final warning: Popular browsers will soon stop accepting SHA-1 certificates
Starting with Chrome 56, planned to be released to the wider public at the end of January 2017, Google will remove support for SHA-1 certificates. Other browser makers plan to …
With Firefox 50, Mozilla plugs many security holes
Firefox 50 is out, and it includes security fixes for 3 critical, 12 high, 10 moderate, and 2 low severity issues, as well as many usability improvements. Two of the critical …
Firefox to prevent sites from tracking users by checking their battery status
Version 52 of the popular Firefox browser will no longer allow websites to access the Battery Status API and the information it can provide about the visitor’s device. …
Chrome will start labeling some HTTP sites as non-secure
Slowly but relentlessly, Google is pushing website owners to deploy HTTPS – or get left behind. The latest announced push is scheduled for January 2017, when Chrome 56 …
Google Chrome users targeted by tech support scammers
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 …
Beware of browser hijacker that comes bundled with legitimate software
Lavians, a “small software vendor team,” is packaging its offerings with a variant of browser-hijacking malware Bing.vc. The company sells and offers for free …
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