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Google implements malware scan for submissions to Chrome Web Store

Late last week, Google has announced that submissions to the Chrome Web Store will, from now on, be checked for malware. Mimicking the Android Bouncer program incorporated …

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts

Facebook users – especially those in Brazil – are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft. So far, …

Pwn2Own: IE, Firefox, Chrome and Java go down

The Pwn2Own competition is underway at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, and during the first day of competition Java, IE 10, Firefox and Chrome were successfully …

Rogue Chrome extension hijacks Facebook accounts

Chrome users, beware of an extension by the name of “Business Flash Player”. According to Bitdefender senior e-threat analyst Bogdan Botezatu, the link to download …

Malicious Chrome extensions promoted via Facebook

Malicious Chrome extensions are lurking on the official Chrome Web Store, warns Kaspersky Lab Expert Fabio Assolini, and the campaign for leading users to them starts on …

Google offers over $3M for breaking Chrome OS

With $3.14159 prize pool and a completely new target, Google’s Pwnium contest has become an even greater challenge for security researchers out to make a buck from their …

Spoofed Google Chrome update page serves malware

Malware peddlers are taking advantage of yesterday’s release of the latest version of Google Chrome and have already set up a spoofed page of the initial rollout page in …

“Change Facebook color theme” scam leads to spying Chrome extension

The end of one year and the beginning of another strikes a lot of people as the perfect moment to change something in their life and start with the proverbial clean slate. …

Fake Rovio games for Chrome hijack browser

The popularity of Rovio’s Angry Birds game and its expansion packs are a guarantee for the success of their newly released Bad Piggies game, but unfortunately for those …

Chrome 22 released, researchers awarded $30K in bug bounties

Chrome v22 has been released, and with it over 40 vulnerabilities – 15 of which high-severity – have been closed. Google’s reward program for the responsible …

Google adds Do Not Track support to Chrome

The next official release of Google’s Chrome browser will more than likely support the Do Not Track (DNT) initiative by sending the DNT HTTP header to websites if the …

Malicious FB Timeline Remover plugins still tricking users

It is a well-known fact that some Facebook users simply can’t stand the (relatively) new Timeline interface and have actively sought for ways to revert their accounts to …

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