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Google's new Chrome 91 release is bringing new features to better protect users against malicious files and Chrome extensions

June 3rd, 2021 Google is beefing up the protections in Chrome's Enhanced Safe Browsing mode, which the company rolled out in 2020 to add an extra layer of security. It'll add new features centered around extensions and downloads. If you have Enhanced Safe Browsing switched on and you're about to install an extension from the Chrome Web Store that isn't part of a trusted list, you'll see a popup informing you of that. Currently, around 75 percent of extensions are considered trusted. To have their extensions designated as such, developers need to abide by the Chrome Web Store Developer Program...

Hackers Setup Fake Cyber Security Firm To Target Security Researchers April 3, 2021 Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), a Google security team specialized in hunting advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, on Wednesday shared that a North Korean government-backed campaign is targeting cybersecurity researchers with malware via social media. For those unaware, in January 2021, TAG had disclosed a hacking campaign, targeting security researchers working on vulnerability research and development across different organizations. On March 17th, the same actors behind those attacks set up a n...

Google says North Korea hackers targeting researchers are back Updated: Updated: April 02, 2021 15:18 IST The new website for the fake company, dubbed “SecuriElite”, claims to be located in Turkey and offers pentests, software security assessments, and exploits. Share Article Google says North Korea hackers targeting researchers are back.   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The new website for the fake company, dubbed “SecuriElite”, claims to be located in Turkey and offers pentests, software security assessments, and exploits. (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a qui...

iTWire Thursday, 01 April 2021 09:34 Google team finds second website targeting infosec researchers Shares Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay A campaign targeting security researchers, initially unearthed in January, has set up a new website in March to continue the attempt to target these professionals. Adam Weidemann, a researcher with Google's Threat Analysis Group, said the new site was for a fake company called SecuriElite located in Turkey which claimed to offer offensive security services like pentesting, software security assessments and exploits. Researchers who had...