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Google Chrome Beta Tests New DBSC Protection Against Cookie-Stealing Attacks

Google Chrome Beta Tests New DBSC Protection Against Cookie-Stealing Attacks

Apr 03, 2024NewsroomBrowser Security / Session Hijacking Google on Tuesday said it’s piloting a new feature in Chrome called Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) to help protect users against session cookie theft by malware. The… 

Critical Security Flaw Found in Popular LayerSlider WordPress Plugin

Critical Security Flaw Found in Popular LayerSlider WordPress Plugin

Apr 03, 2024NewsroomWeb Security / Vulnerability A critical security flaw impacting the LayerSlider plugin for WordPress could be abused to extract sensitive information from databases, such as password hashes. The flaw, designated as CVE-2024-2879, carries… 

Malicious Code in XZ Utils for Linux Systems Enables Remote Code Execution

Malicious Code in XZ Utils for Linux Systems Enables Remote Code Execution

Apr 02, 2024NewsroomFirmware Security / Vulnerability The malicious code inserted into the open-source library XZ Utils, a widely used package present in major Linux distributions, is also capable of facilitating remote code execution, a new… 

China-linked Hackers Deploy New ‘UNAPIMON’ Malware for Stealthy Operations

China-linked Hackers Deploy New ‘UNAPIMON’ Malware for Stealthy Operations

Apr 02, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence A threat activity cluster tracked as Earth Freybug has been observed using a new malware called UNAPIMON to fly under the radar. “Earth Freybug is a cyberthreat group… 

Google to Delete Billions of Browsing Records in ‘Incognito Mode’ Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

Google to Delete Billions of Browsing Records in ‘Incognito Mode’ Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

Apr 02, 2024NewsroomBrowser Security / Data Security Google has agreed to purge billions of data records reflecting users’ browsing activities to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the search giant tracked them without their…