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CISA tags recently patched Chrome bug as actively exploited
On Thursday, CISA warned U.S. federal agencies to secure their systems against ongoing attacks exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in the Chrome web browser. Solidlab security researcher Vsevolod Kokorin discovered the flaw (CVE-2025-4664) and shared technical details online on May 5th. Google released security updates to patch it on Wednesday. As Kokorin explained, the vulnerability is due to insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome’s…
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Google patches Chrome vulnerability used for account takeover and MFA bypass
“Unlike other browsers, Chrome resolves the Link header on subresource requests. But what’s the problem? The issue is that the Link header can set a referrer-policy. We can specify unsafe-url and capture the full query parameters,” he wrote. Link headers are used by websites to tell a browser about important page resources, for example, images, that it should preload. As…
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Google fixes high severity Chrome flaw with public exploit
Google has released emergency security updates to patch a high-severity vulnerability in the Chrome web browser that could lead to full account takeover following successful exploitation. While it’s unclear if this security flaw has been used in attacks, the company warned that it has a public exploit, which is how it usually hints at active exploitation. “Google is aware of…
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Google Chrome to block admin-level browser launches for better security
Google is rolling out a change to Chromium that “de-elevates” Google Chrome so it does not run as an administrator to increase security in Windows. Microsoft previously introduced a similar feature in 2019 to the Edge Browser. When users launched Edge with elevated permissions, a warning would appear, recommending that they relaunch the browser without administrative rights. Later, Microsoft modified the…
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The Best Chrome Alternatives on Android
Chrome on Android can be a bit much. It’s undeniably a heavy browser, with not that many features to boot. There’s no built-in reading mode, no ad-blocker, no tab management, no VPN, nothing. Chrome isn’t even that customizable. If you want more from your Android browser, you’re not wrong. If you’re willing to switch to a third-party browser, you can…
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Google Chrome to use on-device AI to detect tech support scams
Google is implementing a new Chrome security feature that uses the built-in ‘Gemini Nano’ large-language model (LLM) to detect and block tech support scams while browsing the web. Tech support scams are malicious websites that trick users into thinking their computer has a virus infection or other problem. These alerts are shown as full-screen browser windows or will display additional pop-ups, making…
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Chrome Is Using Gemini Nano AI to Detect Scams
Google is using its artificial intelligence, Gemini Nano, to fight online scams more effectively. The AI is changing how the Chrome browser, Android devices, and Google Search detects and stops fraudulent activity in real time. This new method is more advanced than older techniques, which should help protect users from new threats and keep up with scammers’ constantly changing tactics.…
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Why are companies lining up to buy Chrome?
Chrome could eventually be up for sale, if the US Department of Justice gets its way in the remedies trial for US v. Google. And there are already buyers lining up at Google’s door. Any potential sale might not happen for a very long time. The remedies trial is still ongoing, a decision in that trial isn’t expected for quite…
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Analysts weigh in on enterprise impact if Google forced to sell Chrome – Computerworld
Could disrupt the browser market Harrington countered, “this is not as simple as selling off a product; it’s a complete platform. And it’s moving from Google, where data collection is about selling ads, to OpenAI, where data collection is about training AI to then sell to a ridiculously wide variety of purposes. A ‘devil you know versus the devil you…
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YouTube Will Soon Support Automatic Picture-in-Picture When Switching Tabs in Chrome
Picture-in-picture (PiP) is a great feature for us multitaskers. We have things to do, sure, but there are so many videos to watch, too. Why not kill two birds with one stone, and cross off our to-do lists with a floating media player in the corner of our screens? The thing about PiP, however, is it’s not always the most…
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