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This Chrome tool tells you if a site’s real or a scam

This is hardly breaking news, but guess what: scams are EVERYWHERE. Even the most tech-savvy folks can fall for a slick phishing page, fake store, or perfectly crafted and timed email. But here’s the ...

Malicious Chrome extensions caught stealing sensitive data

Chrome extensions called "Phantom Shuttle" stole user data for years before Google removed them from the Chrome Web Store ...
CCM

What is Chrome Software Reporter Tool and how to disable it

What is Software Reporter Tool and what does it do? The Software Reporter Tool or the Clean-up tool is a built-in Google Chrome feature that is in charge of monitoring malware, programs and tools that ...
Bleeping Computer

New tool bypasses Google Chrome’s new cookie encryption system

A researcher has released a tool to bypass Google's new App-Bound encryption cookie-theft defenses and extract saved credentials from the Chrome web browser. The tool, named ...
CNET

Google workers sidestepping controversial Chrome tool sparks security worries

Richard Nieva was a senior reporter for CNET News, focusing on Google and Yahoo. He previously worked for PandoDaily and Fortune Magazine, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, on ...