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Storing passwords in Google Chrome is a bad idea says researcher

In the world of too many login credentials browsers like Chrome provide the option of storing the credentials for you but, a software developer claims Chrome isn’t up to the job.

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Google’s bounty payouts top $2m; increases Chromium bug bounties to $5000

Google has not only managed to close more than 2000 security bugs in Chromium browser and web apps but, also saved a great deal of money by crowdsourcing security flaw-finding.

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[Updated] HTTPS Everywhere disappears from Chrome Web Store

The extension developed by Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Tor Project has disappeared from Chrome, the Firefox add-on is still available for use though.

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WeChat is a threat to national security claim researchers

One of the fastest growing free chat applications, in terms of install base, doesn’t provide the required security leaving messages sent and received prone to decryption.

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Quantum cryptography may arrive on handhelds soon

Researchers have found answers to the baffling problems of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), which could pave the way for quantum communications on handhelds.

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Researchers: Windows 8 picture passwords ‘really’ easy to crack

Picture password mechanism might not be as secure as first touted as there have been quite a few instances wherein researchers have claimed that his mechanism is easy to crack.

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Microsoft’s next Patch Tuesday includes Windows XP, Office 2003 fixes

Towards the end of its life Windows XP is getting a couple of critical security fixes alongside its younger siblings.

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North Korean hackers allegedly snooping on South Korean military using Trojans

A well-known security company has claimed that it has unearthed evidences that point to direct involvement of North Korean hackers in South Korean military spying.

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Zero-day vulnerability in OpenX found

One of the most popular ad platforms suffers from a zero-day vulnerability which if not patch may allow subset of its users to inject arbitrary code.

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IETF floats draft PRISM-proof security considerations

The new draft proposes to make the Internet a better place where unwarranted government snooping on communications is forbidden.

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