Browser Security
The latest Browser Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Edge's New Safety Banner Targets Chrome Downloads on Windows
Microsoft has quietly escalated its browser competition tactics by implementing a new safety warning banner that appears when Windows users attempt to download Google Chrome through Microsoft Edge....
Microsoft Edge Nudges on Chrome Page: Windows 11 Privacy Battle Escalates
Microsoft's aggressive promotion of its Edge browser has reached a new level with the introduction of prominent banners that appear when Windows 11 users visit Google's Chrome download page. This...
Puffin browser offloads page processing to cloud servers, boosting speed on slow connections
The Puffin Browser has carved out a unique niche in the crowded browser market with its radical approach to web browsing: cloud rendering. Unlike traditional browsers like Chrome, Edge, or Firefox...
Microsoft Entra CSP to Block External Scripts on Login Pages by 2026
Microsoft is implementing a significant security enhancement for its cloud identity platform that will fundamentally change how scripts are loaded on authentication pages. The company has announced...
CVE-2025-60711: Critical Edge RCE Vulnerability - Patch Now to Prevent Exploitation
Microsoft has issued a critical security warning for Edge Chromium users, revealing a remote code execution vulnerability designated as CVE-2025-60711 that could allow attackers to take complete...
Chyron Toolbox 4 Review: SDI/NDI Integration for Windows 11 Broadcast Workflows
Chyron's Toolbox 4 represents a significant evolution in broadcast production software, bridging the critical gap between everyday PC content and professional live production environments. This...
Edge Copilot Privacy Risk: AI Assistant Can Read Background Tabs and Passwords
Microsoft Edge's Copilot integration has been identified as having a significant privacy vulnerability that allows the AI assistant to access and read content from background browser tabs, including...
CVE-2025-10891: Microsoft Edge Patch Addresses Critical Chromium Vulnerability
Microsoft has recently addressed CVE-2025-10891, a significant security vulnerability in its Edge browser, stemming from the underlying Chromium open-source engine. This flaw, documented in...
Microsoft targets October 2025 for Windows 10 security cutoff, new plan outlines Recall and OneDrive fixes
As organizations accelerate their operations post-summer, cybersecurity teams are confronting a dense schedule of risks, including Microsoft's Windows 10 end-of-life, new behaviors in Windows 11 and...
Google Patches a High-Severity WebGPU Flaw in Chrome – Here’s Why Edge Users Should Update Immediately
Google’s September 2025 stable update for Chrome fixes a use-after-free vulnerability in the Dawn WebGPU implementation, tracked as CVE-2025-10500. The patch closes a security hole that could let...
Zero-Day Exploit in V8 Engine Triggers Urgent Browser Updates: What Windows Users Need to Know
Google and Microsoft have released critical browser updates to patch a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine that is already being exploited by attackers. The flaw, tracked as...
Chrome 140 Patches High‑Severity WebRTC Bug – Check Your Edge Version Now
In mid‑September 2025, Google shipped an emergency update to its Chrome browser that fixes a dangerous use‑after‑free vulnerability in the WebRTC engine. Labeled CVE‑2025‑10501, the flaw...