Crooks have found a new venue to push malware: the official Google Chrome Web Store. It was recently used to hawk Chrome browser extensions secretly hijacking users’ Facebook profiles. According to Kaspersky Lab expert Fabio Assolini, one malicious extension hosted on Google’s own servers contained hidden code that “can gain complete…
Chrome extensions malware hijacks Facebook profiles
Kaspersky Lab has found malware-laden Chrome extensions, along with a criminal gang playing cat and mouse with Google by releasing several variations of its wares. The attacks manifest as suggestions to download Facebook apps. Those apps are, alas, not real. Instead they are malware and, in one case, a malware-laden…
Google patches nine bugs in Chrome 17
Google has patched nine vulnerabilities in Chrome in the sixth security update to Chrome 17, the edition that launched on February 8. The update was the first since the Chrome security team issued a pair of quick fixes during the “Pwnium” hacking event held earlier this month at the CanSecWest…
12.11.14 Google Chrome Remote Code Execution
CVEs: CVE: CVE-2011-3047 Platform: Cross Platform View full post on @RISK: The Consensus Security Alert View full post on National Cyber Security
Google Chrome Hacker Wins $60K at Pwnium
Google has updated its Chrome browser, fixing an issue that was first uncovered at its Pwnium browser hacking contest. A Russian security researcher won $60,000 for demonstrating his exploit at the hackathon solely focused on Chrome hacks. View full post on firefox hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full…
Google Chrome security busted by Pwnium hackers
During Google’s Pwnium contest at the CanSecWest security conference, Russian bug hunter Sergey Glazunov demonstrated a Chrome exploit that completely defeats the browser’s much touted security sandbox. Chrome is viewed as one of the most secure web browsers by the security community, primarily because of its sandboxed architecture, which restricts…
Chrome Hacked at Pwn2Own and Pwnium Contests
Google’s browser falls in two separate hacking challenges as researchers probe for zero-day security holes. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Google Offers $1 Million in Hacker Bounties for Exploits Against Chrome
It may be hard out there for a pimp, but it just got a little bit more lucrative for a hacker. Google announced on Monday that it would pay $1 million in cash awards to anyone who can hack its Chrome browser during its Pwnium security challenge next week in…
(5) MEDIUM: Google Chrome Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Category: Widely Deployed Software Affected: Google Chrome prior to 17.0.963.46 View full post on @RISK: The Consensus Security Alert View full post on National Cyber Security
Google Chrome update fixes 12 vulnerabilities and patches Flash Player
Google released a new version of its Chrome browser in order to update the bundled Flash Player plug-in and address serious security vulnerabilities. Google Chrome 17.0.963.56 fixes 12 security flaws, seven of which are considered high severity, four of medium severity and one of low severity. Security researcher Jüri Aedla…
