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Microsoft Edge to block malicious sideloaded extensions
Microsoft is planning to introduce a new Edge security feature that will protect users against malicious extensions sideloaded into the web browser. Edge enables developers to install extensions locally (also known as sideloading) for testing purposes before publishing them to the Microsoft Edge Add-ons store by toggling the “Developer Mode” option on the Extensions management page and clicking the […]
Mozilla now lets Firefox add-on devs roll back bad updates
Mozilla has announced a new feature that enables Firefox extension developers to roll back to previously approved versions, allowing them to quickly address critical bugs and issues. Once the latest extension version is reverted, users will no longer be able to install it. If automatic updates are enabled, the web browser will also automatically revert […]
Apple patches security flaw exploited in Chrome zero-day attacks
Apple has released security updates to address a high-severity vulnerability that has been exploited in zero-day attacks targeting Google Chrome users. Tracked as CVE-2025-6558, the security bug is due to the incorrect validation of untrusted input in the ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) open-source graphics abstraction layer, which processes GPU commands and translates OpenGL ES […]
Microsoft Edge now an ‘AI-powered browser’ with Copilot Mode
Microsoft has introduced Copilot Mode, an experimental feature designed to transform Microsoft Edge into a web browser powered by artificial intelligence (AI). As the company explained on Monday, this new mode transforms Edge’s interface, with new tabs showing a single input box that combines chat, search, and web navigation functions. Once Copilot Mode is enabled, the AI […]
Brave blocks Windows Recall from screenshotting your browsing activity
Brave Software says its privacy-focused browser will block Microsoft’s Windows Recall from capturing screenshots of Brave windows by default to protect users’ privacy. Windows Recall is an opt-in Windows feature that takes screenshots of active windows every few seconds, analyzes them, and enables Windows 11 users to search for text within the snapshots using natural language. […]
Malicious Chrome extensions with 1.7M installs found on Web Store
Almost a dozen malicious extensions with 1.7 million downloads in Google’s Chrome Web Store could track users, steal browser activity, and redirect to potentially unsafe web addresses. Most of the add-ons provide the advertised functionality and pose as legitimate tools like color pickers, VPNs, volume boosters, and emoji keyboards. Researchers at Koi Security, a company providing a platform […]
Microsoft confirms Family Safety blocks Google Chrome from launching
Microsoft has confirmed that its Family Safety parental control service is blocking users from launching Google Chrome and other web browsers on Windows systems. Microsoft Family Safety helps parents monitor their children’s activity across desktop and mobile devices, providing screen time management, content filtering, app controls, location tracking, communication monitoring, and activity reports. Redmond acknowledged the […]
Microsoft Edge now offers secure password deployment for businesses
Microsoft announced that a new Edge feature allowing employees to share passwords more securely in enterprise environments has reached general availability. Known as secure password deployment, this feature will be available to Microsoft Edge for Business users starting this week, minimizing the risk of unauthorized access by ensuring that employees don’t accidentally share passwords with […]
Google patches new Chrome zero-day bug exploited in attacks
Google has released an emergency security update to fix the third Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks since the start of the year. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-5419 exists in the wild,” the company warned in a security advisory published on Monday. This high-severity vulnerability is caused by an out-of-bounds read and write weakness in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine, […]
Google Chrome to distrust Chunghwa Telecom, Netlock certificates in August
Google says it will no longer trust root CA certificates signed by Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock in the Chrome Root Store due to a pattern of compliance failures and failure to make improvements. The change will come in Google Chrome version 139, which is scheduled for release on August 1, 2025. The tech giant cites ongoing compliance […]