The Hacker News·5yNew Chrome Browser 0-day Under Active Attack—Update Immediately!
Google releases Chrome 88.0.4324.150 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The fix is for a heap buffer overflow flaw in its V8 JavaScript rendering engine. The security flaw was reported to Google by Mattias Buelens on January 24. It's not immediately clear if CVE-2021-21148 was used in these attacks.
The Hacker News·5yWARNING — Hugely Popular 'The Great Suspender' Chrome Extension Contains Malware
Google removed The Great Suspender, a popular Chrome extension used by millions of users, from its Chrome Web Store for containing malware. It has since emerged that the add-on stealthily added features that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code from a remote server. The extension's original developer is said to have sold the extension in June 2020 to an unknown entity.
daily.dev·5y🔥 What's Hot in Web Development? — Weekly Picks #166
This week some important news about Chrome 0-day vulnerability, and lots of React content, Vue, and even job interview articles. A suggestion for a better folder hierarchy for your React projects. How to Solve Coding Problems with a Simple Four Step Method. Vue 3 is out but you probably don’t need it.