Yet researchers at an independent computer security firm warn that the Chrome PC’s reliance on Web computing makes it vulnerable to the same attacks that hackers have been launching on websites and Web browsers for years. Matt Johansen, a researcher with …
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Google Chrome OS: Too secure to need security? — Confident anti-virus-less chocolateers may be repeating Apple’s mistakes — A leading security researcher has warned that Google risks repeating Apple’s mistakes on security with its new Chrome OS. — Google Chrome OS is a Linux-based …
A new phishing scam that targets bank and PayPal passwords and other consumer data that criminals use to loot private accounts is designed to beat security built into Firefox and Chrome web browsers . As part of their security packages, these browsers …
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Pwn2Own — an annual computer-security contest in which researchers vie to win cash prizes and computer hardware by exploiting Web browsers — ended last week, and the results may surprise you. The first browser to get hacked was Apple’s Safari.
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