Tag: cookies
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Hacker News: Time to check if you ran any of these malicious Chrome extensions
Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/dozens-of-backdoored-chrome-extensions-discovered-on-2-6-million-devices/ Source: Hacker News Title: Time to check if you ran any of these malicious Chrome extensions Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a critical security incident involving malicious browser extensions in Google’s Chrome Web Store that compromised sensitive data from approximately 2.6 million devices. The threat…
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Hacker News: UK ISO response to Google’s policy change on device fingerprinting
Source URL: https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/our-response-to-google-s-policy-change-on-fingerprinting/ Source: Hacker News Title: UK ISO response to Google’s policy change on device fingerprinting Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the ICO’s response to Google’s announcement allowing the use of fingerprinting in advertising from February 2025. It highlights concerns about privacy and the compliance obligations businesses…
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The Register: UK ICO not happy with Google’s plans to allow device fingerprinting
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/23/uk_ico_not_happy_with/ Source: The Register Title: UK ICO not happy with Google’s plans to allow device fingerprinting Feedly Summary: Also, Ascension notifies 5.6M victims, Krispy Kreme bandits come forward, LockBit 4.0 released, and more in brief Google has announced plans to allow its business customers to begin “fingerprinting" users next year, and the UK…
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Hacker News: Google starts tracking all your devices in 8 weeks
Source URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/19/forget-chrome-google-will-start-tracking-you-and-all-your-smart-devices-in-8-weeks/ Source: Hacker News Title: Google starts tracking all your devices in 8 weeks Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Google’s controversial return to digital fingerprinting as a tracking method, contrasting it with the fading role of cookies. It emphasizes regulatory concerns regarding user privacy and consent,…
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Slashdot: Google Unveils Project Mariner: AI Agents To Use the Web For You
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/11/1648248/google-unveils-project-mariner-ai-agents-to-use-the-web-for-you Source: Slashdot Title: Google Unveils Project Mariner: AI Agents To Use the Web For You Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has launched Project Mariner, an AI agent capable of autonomously navigating web browsers. Powered by the Gemini framework, this prototype operates through a Chrome extension, simulating human-like interactions…
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Cloud Blog: (QR) Coding My Way Out of Here: C2 in Browser Isolation Environments
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/c2-browser-isolation-environments/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: (QR) Coding My Way Out of Here: C2 in Browser Isolation Environments Feedly Summary: Written by: Thibault Van Geluwe de Berlaere Executive Summary Browser isolation is a security technology where web browsing activity is separated from the user’s local device by running the browser in a secure environment,…
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Hacker News: Show HN: Steel.dev – An open-source browser API for AI agents and apps
Source URL: https://github.com/steel-dev/steel-browser Source: Hacker News Title: Show HN: Steel.dev – An open-source browser API for AI agents and apps Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text introduces Steel.dev, an open-source browser API designed for building AI applications and agents that automate web interactions. It highlights the benefits of a containerized…
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The Register: China-linked group abuses Fortinet 0-day with post-exploit VPN-credential stealer
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/china_brazenbamboo_fortinet_0day/ Source: The Register Title: China-linked group abuses Fortinet 0-day with post-exploit VPN-credential stealer Feedly Summary: No word on when or if the issue will be fixed Chinese government-linked snoops are exploiting a zero-day bug in Fortinet’s Windows VPN client to steal credentials and other information, according to memory forensics outfit Volexity.… AI…
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Cloud Blog: New ways to protect your sensitive data with Chrome Enterprise
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/new-ways-to-protect-your-sensitive-data-with-chrome-enterprise/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: New ways to protect your sensitive data with Chrome Enterprise Feedly Summary: Protecting sensitive company data is no longer just a best practice—it’s business critical. In today’s world, data breaches can have serious consequences, from financial losses and reputational damage to legal repercussions and operational disruptions. That’s why…
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Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 28, 2024
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb24-309 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 28, 2024 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info Patch Info acnoo — flutter_api Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Acnoo Acnoo Flutter API allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Acnoo Flutter API:…