Firefox and Chrome Start Flagging HTTP Connections as Insecure

Firefox and Chrome Start Flagging HTTP Connections as Insecure

In a push for more encryption, both browsers make more changes to the way they inform users about their security

Google Chrome Will Flag HTTP Websites Collecting Passwords as “Not Secure”

Google Chrome Will Flag HTTP Websites Collecting Passwords as “Not Secure”

Chrome 56 beta to get this feature over the next few weeks

  • Web Blog
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 14th, 2016
Chrome 55 to Use from 35 to 50 Percent Less Memory than Chrome 53

Chrome 55 to Use from 35 to 50 Percent Less Memory than Chrome 53

Google adds memory usage improvements to Chrome 55

Youndoo Adware Keeps Coming Back via Chrome Profile and Windows Scheduled Task

Youndoo Adware Keeps Coming Back via Chrome Profile and Windows Scheduled Task

Adware uses hidden Scheduled Task to keep coming back

Chrome 54 Released with Support for Custom HTML Tags

Chrome 54 Released with Support for Custom HTML Tags

New features included with Chrome for Android as well

Pirate Bay Blocked in Chrome and Firefox Because of Safe Browsing Alert

Pirate Bay Blocked in Chrome and Firefox Because of Safe Browsing Alert

Generic "phishing" alerts hit The Pirate Bay

BadKernel Vulnerability Affects One in 16 Android Smartphones

BadKernel Vulnerability Affects One in 16 Android Smartphones

Security flaw affects Chromium browsers & WebView component

Chromification Continues: Firefox May Use Chrome's PDF and Flash Plugins

Chromification Continues: Firefox May Use Chrome's PDF and Flash Plugins

Mozilla testing PDFium and Pepper Flash integration

Adjust This Setting Before Firefox Wears Down Your SSD Drive

Adjust This Setting Before Firefox Wears Down Your SSD Drive

Google Chrome seems to exhibit the same behavior

Android Trojan Roots Devices, Steals Photos and Chrome's Database

Android Trojan Roots Devices, Steals Photos and Chrome's Database

New Tordow malware steals your mobile browser's passwords

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 8th, 2016
Chrome 56 to Mark Some HTTP Pages as Insecure

Chrome 56 to Mark Some HTTP Pages as Insecure

Google plans to mark all HTTP pages as insecure

Chrome 53 Released with Support for Shadow DOM V1 and the PaymentRequest API

Chrome 53 Released with Support for Shadow DOM V1 and the PaymentRequest API

Chrome 53 aimed mainly at web developers

Trojan Uses Recently Disclosed UAC Bypass to Install Fake Chrome Browser

Trojan Uses Recently Disclosed UAC Bypass to Install Fake Chrome Browser

Fake Chrome browser used to show ads to infected users

Google Embeds Cast Extension in Chrome

Google Embeds Cast Extension in Chrome

Casting multimedia streams to your TV just became easier

Tech Support Scammers Find New Trick to Hijack Chrome Browsers

Tech Support Scammers Find New Trick to Hijack Chrome Browsers

Scammers put the user's browser in fullscreen mode and show a fake Google UI toolbar at the top in the form of a JPEG

People Ignore Security Warnings Because They Come at Bad Times

People Ignore Security Warnings Because They Come at Bad Times

Research results will be integrated in Google Chrome

Google Releases Chrome Extension That Restores Backspace as "Back" Button

Google Releases Chrome Extension That Restores Backspace as "Back" Button

Google removed Backspace shortcut support in Chrome 52

 
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