Tag: chrome
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Subtle change could see a reduction in installation of malicious Chrome extensions
As modern browsers have become harder to attack, malware authors have found a simple way around this: by working with the browser rather than against it. More particularly, by tricking users into installing extensions they host on official browser stores, like the Google Chrome Store . Malicious Chrome extensions have been used for various nefarious…
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Subtle change could see a reduction in installation of malicious Chrome extensions
As modern browsers have become harder to attack, malware authors have found a simple way around this: by working with the browser rather than against it. More particularly, by tricking users into installing extensions they host on official browser stores, like the Google Chrome Store . Malicious Chrome extensions have been used for various nefarious…
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Google ‘suspends’ CNNIC from Chrome’s certificate store
Chinese certificate authority told to re-apply. When a web client, such as a browser, attempts to make an HTTPS connection, it needs to know that no man-in-the-middle attack is taking place. The web server therefore proves its authenticity by presenting the client with a certificate. This certificate is cryptographically signed by a certificate authority (CA),…