Critical Firefox 0-Day Under Active Attacks – Update Your Browser Now!

Attention! Are you using Firefox as your web browsing software on your Windows, Linux, or Mac systems?

If yes, you should immediately update your free and open-source Firefox web browser to the latest version available on Mozilla’s website.

Why the u… Continue reading Critical Firefox 0-Day Under Active Attacks – Update Your Browser Now!

Apple Under Fire Over Sending Some Users Browsing Data to China’s Tencent

Do you know Apple is sending iOS web browsing related data of some of its users to Chinese Internet company Tencent?

I am sure many of you are not aware of this, neither was I, and believe me, none of us could expect this from a tech company that prom… Continue reading Apple Under Fire Over Sending Some Users Browsing Data to China’s Tencent

Two Widely Used Ad Blocker Extensions for Chrome Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme

Two widely used Adblocker Google Chrome extensions, posing as the original — AdBlock and uBlock Origin — extensions on Chrome Web Store, have been caught stuffing cookies in the web browser of millions of users to generate affiliate income from referra… Continue reading Two Widely Used Ad Blocker Extensions for Chrome Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme

Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari Plans to Disable TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in 2020

All major web browsers, including Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox, altogether today announced to soon remove support for TLS 1.0 (20-year-old) and TLS 1.1 (12-year-old) communication encryption protoc… Continue reading Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari Plans to Disable TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in 2020

Beware! Unpatched Safari Browser Hack Lets Attackers Spoof URLs

A security researcher has discovered a serious vulnerability that could allow attackers to spoof website addresses in the Microsoft Edge web browser for Windows and Apple Safari for iOS.

While Microsoft fixed the address bar URL spoofing vulnerability… Continue reading Beware! Unpatched Safari Browser Hack Lets Attackers Spoof URLs

Update Google Chrome Immediately to Patch a High Severity Vulnerability

You must update your Google Chrome now.

Security researcher Michał Bentkowski discovered and reported a high severity vulnerability in Google Chrome in late May, affecting the web browsing software for all major operating systems including Windows, Ma… Continue reading Update Google Chrome Immediately to Patch a High Severity Vulnerability

Apple Blocks Sites From Abusing HSTS Security Standard to Track Users

If you are unaware, the security standard HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) can be abused as a ‘supercookie’ to surreptitiously track users of almost every modern web browser online without their knowledge even when they use “private browsing.”

Ap… Continue reading Apple Blocks Sites From Abusing HSTS Security Standard to Track Users

Update Your Firefox Browser to Fix a Critical Remotely Exploitable Flaw

Mozilla has released an important update for its Firefox web browser to patch a critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute malicious code on computers running an affected version of the browser.

The update comes just a week af… Continue reading Update Your Firefox Browser to Fix a Critical Remotely Exploitable Flaw

Microsoft Engineer Installs Google Chrome Mid-Presentation After Edge Kept Crashing

Ever since the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has been heavily pushing its Edge browser, claiming it to be the best web browser over its competitors like Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome in terms of speed and battery performance.

However, Mic… Continue reading Microsoft Engineer Installs Google Chrome Mid-Presentation After Edge Kept Crashing

Beware! Don’t Fall For “Font Wasn’t Found” Google Chrome Malware Scam

Next time when you accidentally or curiously land up on a website with jumbled content prompting you to download a missing font to read the blog by updating the Chrome font pack…

…Just Don’t Download and Install It. It’s a Trap!

Scammers and hackers are targeting Google Chrome users with this new hacking scam that’s incredibly easy to fall for, prompting users to download a fake Google Chrome

Continue reading Beware! Don’t Fall For “Font Wasn’t Found” Google Chrome Malware Scam