Tracked as CVE-2021-21166, the zero-day security hole is described as a high-severity “object lifecycle issue in audio.” The bug was reported by Alison Huffman of Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research, and is the second of this type addressed in Chrome 89, alongside CVE-2021-21165, also rated high risk. “Google is aware of reports that an exploit for […]
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While the use of malicious Chrome extensions in attacks is not something new, this attack stands out from the crowd due to the use of ‘Developer mode’ in the browser to enable loading of a malicious extension locally. The extension was dropped in a folder on the compromised workstation, while the ‘Developer mode’ was enabled […]
Starting January 2021, developers of Chrome extensions will have to certify their data use and privacy practices and provide information about the data collected by the extension(s), “in clear and easy to understand language,” in the extension’s detail page in the Chrome Web Store. “We are also introducing an additional policy focused on limiting how […]
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