chrome – Page 13 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:37:26 +0000

A new browlock (browser locker) steps up the game once more with soup to nuts obfuscation. Learn more about how it works and what you can do to protect against it.

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Tags: Base64 browlock chrome extension Malwarebytes Browser Extension tech support scams Zepto.js

Kaspersky Security

November 2, 2018 admin

New leakage of Facebook user data, including private messages

Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:31:32 +0000

The personal data of 257,000 Facebook users, including private messages belonging to 81,000 of them, has leaked online. Hackers claim to have access to 120 million accounts.

Kaspersky Security

September 6, 2018 admin

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 53

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:17:25 +0000

This edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast looks at Google and Mastercard sharing data, a hacked Chrome extension, and some thoughts from Captain Kirk.

Independent Krebs

September 5, 2018 admin

Browser Extensions: Are They Worth the Risk?

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 22:55:08 +0000

Popular file-sharing site Mega.nz is warning users that cybercriminals hacked its browser extension for Google Chrome so that any usernames and passwords submitted through the browser were copied and forwarded to a rogue server in Ukraine. This attack serves as a fresh reminder that legitimate browser extensions can and periodically do fall into the wrong hands, and that it makes good security sense to limit your exposure to such attacks by getting rid of extensions that are no longer useful or actively maintained by developers.

MalwareBytes Security

August 23, 2018 admin

Can search extensions keep your searches private?

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:00:00 +0000

A lot of search extensions have been marketed over the year claiming to protect online privacy. Are they worth installing? We take a look at what these plugins actually have to offer.

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Tags: chrome extensions privacy search searchalgo wowmovix

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The post Can search extensions keep your searches private? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

MalwareBytes Security

July 26, 2018 admin

Introducing: Malwarebytes Browser Extension

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:21:22 +0000

Malwarebytes Browser Extensions (BETA) are available in the official web stores for Chrome and Firefox. Read what they can do for you, and try one, if you haven’t already..

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Tags: ad blockers ad blocking block chrome clickbait firefox Malwarebytes Browser Extensions speed up browser tech support scams

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Independent Krebs

July 23, 2018 admin

Google: Security Keys Neutralized Employee Phishing

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:34:38 +0000

Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of passwords and one-time codes, the company told KrebsOnSecurity.

Kaspersky Security

June 6, 2018 admin

Data-thieving Chrome extension

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 19:15:15 +0000

Chrome browser extension steals users’ bank data.