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Google Settles Lawsuit Over Tracking ‘Incognito Mode’ Chrome Users

Issued by: Dark Reading

Google is settling a class-action lawsuit over how it tracks data from individuals using browsers in “private” or “incognito” mode. The plaintiffs in Brown et al v. Google LLC alleged that Google violated US federal laws regarding wiretapping and invasion of privacy, by continuing to track, collect, and identify browsing data from users of “Incognito…

Application Security

Double zero-day in Chrome and Edge – check your versions now!

Issued by: Naked Security

If you’re a Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser fan, you’re probably getting updates automatically and you’re probably up to date already. However… …just in case you’ve missed any updates recently, we suggest you go and check right now, because the Chromium browser core, on which both Edge and Chrome are based, has patched not…

Vulnerabilities

Exploitation of Recent Chrome Zero-Day Linked to Israeli Spyware Company

Issued by: Security Week

Google was informed about the vulnerability and attacks exploiting it on July 1 by cybersecurity company Avast, which observed it being used against its customers in the Middle East as part of what appeared to be highly targeted operations. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-2294 and it has been described as a heap buffer overflow…

Software Security

How to block malicious JavaScript files in Windows environments

Issued by: CSO

There have been several recent reports of fake updaters that spoof Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer landing pages. When the user clicks on the upgrade option, a JavaScript file is downloaded and executes malware. You have several options to block or change the default behavior to better protect workstations. Block JavaScript at the…