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Google has issued an urgent security update for the Chrome desktop browser following the discovery of a high-severity vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild. The update, which brings the Stable channel to version 145.0.7632.75 or 145.0.7632.76 for Windows and Mac, and 144.0.7559.75 for Linux, specifically addresses a “use after free” flaw within the browser’s…
Internet users have plenty of options to make their connections more private. Popular choices include content blocking, using VPNs, or disabling services or features that may reveal information about them. However, in rare circumstances, it is the very tools designed to protect users that may reveal information about them. Enter Adbleed Adbleed is a proof-of-concept…
If January was the warm-up, February is the sprint. Microsoft’s second Patch Tuesday of 2026 has arrived with significant urgency, addressing 59 vulnerabilities in total. While the total count is manageable, the severity is high, as it contains six zero-day vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited in the wild. Here is the breakdown of what…
If you are using Chrome and are signed-in to a Google account, you may have received a fair share of requests to sign-in with your account on third-party websites, provided that you do not have an account there already. The main idea is to make sign ups on third-party sites easier and more secure by…
The popular open source plain text editor has become the target of state-sponsored hackers, according to a blog post. The Notepad++ developer released a detailed post-mortem on a severe supply chain attack that occurred between June and December 2025. By compromising the application’s hosting provider, state-sponsored hackers were able to redirect update traffic to serve…
Today is officially “Change Your Password Day”, a special day designed to put cybersecurity top of mind. But before you rush to update your logins, pause for a moment: experts now warn that changing your password simply for the sake of the calendar might actually hurt your security more than it helps. The idea behind…
In an era where tech giants are racing to weave artificial intelligence into every corner of the browsing experience, Mozilla is handing the controls back to the user. In a few weeks, the organization plans to launch Firefox 148 to the stable channel. It will include the “AI kill switch” that Mozilla executives hinted at…
Google is officially transforming the web browser from a static tool into an active personal agent with the launch of Gemini 3 and “Auto-Browse” in Chrome, and the push into a personalized AI experience. Announced yesterday for desktop users, with the exception of Chrome for Linux, this major update integrates Google’s most advanced AI model…
It has been over six months since Rarlab released a fix for the critical WinRAR vulnerability known as CVE-2025-8088, but attacks continue to target it as if the patch was released just days ago. Despite a patch being available since August 2025, Google Threat Intelligence reports that state-sponsored actors and financially motivated hackers are still…
The “trust but verify” era of document security has been blindsided by a sophisticated new threat that turns Microsoft’s own integration features against the user. This week, Microsoft disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2026-21509, which allows attackers to bypass core Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) security mitigations within the Microsoft Office Suite. The flaw is…