Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., at a Feb. 24 hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Wyden asked online-testing firm ProctorU to bolster its cybersecurity. (Photo by Leigh Vogel-Pool/Getty Images) Online testing firm agrees to security audit after inquiry from senator It’s another case of privacy and security risks emerging in technology that is key to adapting to the coronavirus pandemic. Apr 9, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Bad patching practices are a breeding ground for zero-day exploits, Google warns Vulnerabilities can come back to bite you. Feb 3, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Researchers believe hackers used Chrome extensions and other malicious tools — along with domains issued by a single registrar — to spy on computer users. (Getty Images) How hackers used malicious Chrome extensions in a mass spying campaign The discovery exposes another gap in web browser security despite vendor pledges to block malicious code from download stores. Jun 18, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Christiaan Colen / Flickr) Google expands Chrome’s anti-phishing tools as hackers’ obsession with credentials continues It’s the latest example of a technology company trying to reduce users’ blind reliance on passwords. Dec 10, 2019 By Jeff Stone
Mozilla’s office in San Francisco. (Getty Images) Mozilla ups bug bounty rewards to $15,000 on critical sites Now's your chance to help the Firefox-maker plug any holes that may have slipped passed the security team. Nov 20, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Tor logo wia Wikicommons/Image by Greg Otto) A malicious Tor browser is helping scammers steal bitcoin, researchers say The attacks comes as the Tor Project is trying to enhance trust in the anonymity browser. Oct 18, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Flickr user Thomas Hawk / CC-BY-2.0) Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer zero-days could allow spying on your browsing activity The browser vulnerabilities were first made public a 20-year-old security researcher who says he first notified Microsoft about the issues 10 months ago. Apr 2, 2019 By Jeff Stone
Mozilla’s office in San Francisco. (Getty Images) Firefox Lockbox app aims to reduce password management hassles for Android users The main selling point seems to be convenience: Firefox Lockbox is directly tied to whatever an Android user saves all day within their browser. Mar 26, 2019 By Joe Warminsky
Richard Zhu, in plaid shirt, and Amat Cama, right, watch as they compete in the 2019 Pwn2Own contest with a zero-day exploit against the Microsoft Edge web browser. (Zero Day Initiative / Twitter) Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge succumb in web browser competition at Pwn2Own The second day of Pwn2Own 2019 featured more successful attacks from the "Flouroacetate" team of Amat Cama and Richard Zhu. Mar 22, 2019 By Joe Warminsky
Richard Zhu, left, and Amat Cama celebrate one of their successes on the first day of the 2019 Pwn2Own competition in Vancouver. (Zero Day Initiative / YouTube) Apple, Oracle, VMware products successfully hacked at Pwn2Own Thursday's slate of demonstrations includes more attacks against web browsers — this time, it's Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge. Mar 21, 2019 By Joe Warminsky