If you’ve installed a browser extension to enhance your ChatGPT experience, you might want to think again. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Category: Google Chrome
AI, Apps, Global Security News, Google Chrome, openai
OpenAI exec says the company would buy Google’s Chrome browser if offered the chance
An OpenAI exec said during Google’s antitrust trial this week that OpenAI would be interested in buying Google’s Chrome browser, were it made available for sale. The executive, ChatGPT chief Nick Turley, said in a court hearing Tuesday that acquiring Chrome would allow OpenAI to “offer a really incredible experience” and “introduce users into what…
AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Global Security News, Google, Google Chrome, Grok, malware, openai, password manager, Podcast, Security threats, The AI Fix, vulnerability
The AI Fix #44: AI-generated malware, and a stunning AI breakthrough
In episode 44 of The AI Fix, ChatGPT won’t build a crystal meth lab, GPT-4o improves the show’s podcast art, some students manage to screw in a lightbulb, Google releases Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental and nobody notices, and Mark invents a clock for measuring AI time. Graham explains how ChatGPT’s love for Young Adult fiction…
ClickFix, Exploits, Facebook, Global Security News, Google Chrome, Microsoft Office, mshta.exe, Other, proofpoint, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
ClickFix: How to Infect Your PC in Three Easy Steps
A clever malware deployment scheme first spotted in targeted attacks last year has now gone mainstream. In this scam, dubbed “ClickFix,” the visitor to a hacked or malicious website is asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware. ClickFix attacks mimic the…
Global Security News, Google, Google Chrome, internet browsers, mozilla firefox, privacy, Security, Software
Google Cuts Off uBlock Origin on Chrome as Firefox Stands Firm on Ad Blockers
The problem started with Manifest V3, Chrome’s new extension specification, which is supposed to improve privacy.
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2025 Edition
Microsoft today issued security updates to fix at least 56 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two zero-day flaws that are being actively exploited. All supported Windows operating systems will receive an update this month for a buffer overflow vulnerability that carries the catchy name CVE-2025-21418. This patch should be a…
AI, data breach, Data loss, Elon Musk, Firefox, Global Security News, Google Chrome, Operating Systems, Podcast, privacy, Smashing Security, surveillance, video game
Smashing Security podcast #400: Hacker games, AI travel surveillance, and 25 years of IoT
The video game Path of Exile 2 suffers a security breach, we explore the issues of using predictive algorithms in travel surveillance systems, and the very worst IoT devices are put on show in Las Vegas. Oh, and has Elon Musk accidentally revealed he cheats at video games? All this and much more is discussed…
Global Security News, Google Chrome, vulnerabilities, Web Security, zero-day vulnerabilities
Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year
An insufficient validation input flaw, one of 11 patched in an update this week, could allow for arbitrary code execution and is under active attack.
Global Security News, Google Chrome, vulnerabilities, Web Security, zero-day vulnerabilities
Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year
An insufficient validation input flaw, one of 11 patched in an update this week, could allow for arbitrary code execution and is under active attack.
Global Security News, Google Chrome, vulnerabilities, Web Security, zero-day vulnerabilities
Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year
An insufficient validation input flaw, one of 11 patched in an update this week, could allow for arbitrary code execution and is under active attack.
Global Security News, Google Chrome, vulnerabilities, Web Security, zero-day vulnerabilities
Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year
An insufficient validation input flaw, one of 11 patched in an update this week, could allow for arbitrary code execution and is under active attack.
Global Security News, Google Chrome, vulnerabilities, Web Security, zero-day vulnerabilities
Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year
An insufficient validation input flaw, one of 11 patched in an update this week, could allow for arbitrary code execution and is under active attack.