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Now patched, the exploits took advantage of bugs in Windows, Chrome, and older versions of Android though watering hole attacks, says Google. Image: iStock/weerapatkiatdumrong Google’s Project Zero is an initiative aimed at uncovering zero-day vulnerabilities and other bugs… Source link

While browsing the web with Google Chrome, it’s easy to get carried away and open dozens of windows filled with hundreds of tabs. Luckily, it’s easy to close multiple Chrome windows at once on Windows, Linux, and Mac. Here’s how. To close all of your Chrome windows quickly on Windows or Linux, click the vertical ellipses button (three dots) and select “Exit.” You can also press Alt-F and then X on your keyboard. On a Mac, you can close all of your Chrome windows at once by… Source link

Reuters Temple kissing scenes stir trouble for Netflix India An Indian state on Sunday asked police to investigate after a member of the country’s ruling party objected to scenes in the Netflix series A Suitable Boy, in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple. The series is based on an English novel by one of India’s leading writers Vikram Seth and follows a young girl’s quest for a husband. “It has extremely objectionable scenes that have hurt the… Source link

Google has dropped details of a previously undisclosed vulnerability in Windows, which it says hackers are actively exploiting. As a result, Google gave Microsoft just a week to fix the vulnerability. That deadline came and went, and Google published details of the vulnerability this afternoon. The vulnerability has no name but is labeled CVE-2020-17087, and affects at least Windows 7 and Windows 10. Google’s Project Zero, the elite group of security bug hunters which made the… Source link

Google revealed earlier this year that it’s planning to support Windows applications on Chromebooks thanks to a partnership with Parallels. It’s a collaboration that will see a full version of Windows boot inside Chrome OS, providing businesses the option to run existing desktop apps on Google’s range of lightweight Chromebook devices. In an exclusive interview with The Verge, Google is now detailing how and why Windows apps are arriving on Chrome OS. Google wants to give you access… Source link

It is a while since Microsoft adopted the Chromium engine for the new version of Edge, and reception to the browser has been broadly positive. Until now, Microsoft has given Windows 10 users the choice between whether they what to use the new Chromium-based Edge, or stick with the old legacy version. But now that’s changing. The company is pushing out the browser via Windows Update to Windows 10 versions 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, and 2004 — and it… Source link