January 21, 2021

S3 Ep16: Darkweb bust, security at home, and browser snoopage [Podcast]

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January 28, 2020

Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code

Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous - add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.

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September 24, 2019

Apple restricts old adblocking tech

Apple has turned off the ability for adblocking companies to use their own blocking mechanisms in Safari.

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September 05, 2019

Firefox won’t follow Chrome’s anti-ad-blocker changes, says Mozilla

Mozilla has told developers not to fret - it won't follow Google in tweaking its browser to be unfriendly to ad blocking software.

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July 26, 2019

Browser plug-ins peddled personal data from over 4m browsers

Nacho Analytics gathered data like passwords, tax and prescription data from browser add-ons - and those who bought it can keep it.

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June 14, 2019

Critical flaw found in Evernote Web Clipper for Chrome

Anyone using it in its unpatched state is at risk not only of a compromise of their Evernote account but, potentially, of third-party accounts too.

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March 12, 2019

Facebook sues developers over data-scraping quizzes

Downloaded by 63K users, the quizzes promised answers to questions such as "What kind of dog are you according to your zodiac sign?"

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January 22, 2019

Rogue websites can turn vulnerable browser extensions into back doors

A researcher has found that websites can use some extensions to bypass security policies, execute code, and even install other extensions.

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November 05, 2018

Private Facebook data from 81,000 accounts discovered on crime forum

Stolen data from the 81,000 accounts that appeared to be genuine included intimate exchanges between Facebook users.

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