Chrome 145 update fixes several critical browser vulnerabilities

A final security update for Chrome 145 eliminates a handful of vulnerabilities, including some labeled critical.

QuickLens Chrome extension steals crypto, shows ClickFix attack

A Chrome extension named "QuickLens - Search Screen with Google Lens" has been removed from the Chrome Web Store after it was ...
SecurityWeek

Vulnerability Allowed Hijacking Chrome’s Gemini Live AI Assistant

A Chrome vulnerability allowed malicious extensions to hijack the browser’s Gemini Live assistant to spy on users and ...

Google accelerates Chrome’s release cycle from every four weeks to two

The change applies to desktop, Android, and iOS, and begins with the stable release of Chrome 153 on September 8th. Beta releases will also move up to a two-week cycle. There are no changes to the Dev ...

Google Confirms New Browser Update Move—Starting With Chrome 153

Security and stability should go hand in hand, and now Google is making that happen with a new move to improve the Chrome ...

Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages

The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began vandalizing pages and modifying user scripts across multiple wikis.
PC World

uBlock Origin is dead, but these 4 ad blockers still work with Chrome

Google is changing how Chrome extensions work on the desktop and Chromebooks. While the Manifest V3 changes are billed as ways to improve safety and efficiency, the way they also limit how adblocking ...
WinBuzzer

Chrome Gemini Flaw Let Rogue Extensions Hijack AI Panel

A high-severity Chrome vulnerability has allowed malicious extensions to exploit the Gemini panel and gain elevated access to ...