Chrome

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2021
Google Patches Chrome zero-day actively exploited

Google this week addressed 14 vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, including a zero-day flaw that has been exploited in the wild. Google released security updates to address 14 vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, including a zero-day issue that has been exploited in the wild. The most severe of these flaws, tracked as CVE-2021-30544, is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2021
For the second time in a week, a Google Chromium zero-day released online

For the second time in a week, a Chromium zero-day remote code execution exploit code has been released on Twitter, multiple browsers impacted. A new Chromium zero-day remote code execution exploit has been released on Twitter this week, like the previous one that affects current versions of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and likely other Chromium-based browsers. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2021
Expert publicly released Chromium-based browsers exploit demonstrated at Pwn2Own 2021

An Indian security researcher has published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for a vulnerability impacting Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers. The Indian security researcher Rajvardhan Agarwal has publicly released a proof-of-concept exploit code for a recently discovered vulnerability that affects Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers (i.e. Opera, Brave). The researchers uploaded the PoC […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2021
Chinese experts earned $20,000 for reporting a Chrome Sandbox Escape

Researchers have reported to Google a sandbox escape vulnerability in the Chrome web browser to Google that awarded them $20,000. Experts from the Chinese cybersecurity company Qihoo 360 have reported to Google another sandbox escape vulnerability (CVE-2021-21194) affecting the Chrome web browser. The tech giant awarded the researchers Leecraso and Guang Gong from the 360 Alpha […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2021
Google fixes the third actively exploited Chrome 0-Day since January

Google has addressed a new zero-day flaw in its Chrome browser that has been actively exploited in the wild, the second one within a month Google has fixed a new actively exploited zero-day in its Chrome browser, this is the second zero-day issue addressed by the IT giant within a month. The flaw, tracked as […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2021
Google releases Spectre PoC code exploit for Chrome browser

Google released proof-of-concept code to conduct Spectre attacks against its Chrome browser to share knowledge of browser-based side-channel attacks. Google released proof-of-concept code for conducting a Spectre attack against its Chrome browser on GitHub. The experts decided to publish the proof of concept code to demonstrate the feasibility of a web-based Spectre exploit.  The PoC […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2021
Watch out! ‘The Great Suspender’ Chrome extension contains Malware

Google removed the popular The Great Suspender from the official Chrome Web Store for containing malware and deactivated it from the users’ PC. Google on Thursday removed The Great Suspender extension from the Chrome Web Store. Million of users have installed the popular Chrome extension, the IT giant also took the proactive measure of deactivating it from […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2021
Google addresses Chrome zero-day flaw actively exploited in the wild

Google has addressed an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-21148, with the release of the Chrome 88.0.4324.150 version. Google released Chrome 88.0.4324.150 version that addressed an actively exploited zero-day security vulnerability. The vulnerability is a Heap buffer overflow that resides in the V8, which is an open-source high-performance JavaScript and WebAssembly engine, written in C++. The flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2021
Sophisticated hacking campaign uses Windows and Android zero-days

Google Project Zero researchers uncovered a sophisticated hacking campaign that targeted Windows and Android users. The Google Project Zero team has recently launched an initiative aimed at devising new techniques to detect 0-day exploits employed in attacks in the wild. While partnering with the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), the experts discovered a watering hole […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2020
Experts spotted browser malicious extensions for Instagram, Facebook and others

Avast researchers reported that three million users installed 28 malicious Chrome or Edge extensions that could perform several malicious operations. Avast Threat Intelligence researchers spotted malicious Chrome and Edge browser extensions that were installed by over 3 million users. The extensions were designed to steal user’s data (i.e. birth dates, email addresses, and active devices) and […]