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Unpatched Flaws Affect Chrome, Firefox, and Safari Browser Extension Systems

Security researchers have discovered two flaws that affect the extension systems embedded in today’s browsers, such as Firefox, Safari, and all the Chromium-related offshoots, such as Chrome, Opera, and others. These flaws can be exploited by a determined attacker to expose a list of the user’s installed extensions with a 100% accuracy. This information can […]

28 Aug

China to Impose Real Name Policy for Online Comments

The Cyberspace Administration of China has mandated that starting October 1, all online services will have to verify the identity of people posting comments on their platforms. The decision refers to all sorts of written content, from comments on news stories to status messages on social networks. This also includes comments posted on real-time content, […]

27 Aug

Google Error Causes Widespread Internet Outage in Japan

An error on Google’s part has caused widespread Internet outages in Japan for about an hour, on Friday, August 25. The downtime was caused by a BGM route hijack that began at 12:22 PM local Japan time and was resolved by 1:01 PM. BGP is a routing protocol used to interconnect the networks of major […]

27 Aug

Lawsuit Filed Against Logitech for Delaying Warranty Claims, Hiding EOL Decision

A US man has filed a lawsuit against Logitech, a Swiss-based manufacturer of electronic devices, on accusations that Logitech had intentionally delayed and tried to discourage warranty claims for defective products, falsely advertised products, and even hid an End-Of-Life (EOL) announcement from customers. The product at the heart of this lawsuit is a high-definition digital […]