Hackers using malicious Gmail, Microsoft Edge extension to spy on emails
The malicious extension by the hacker group titled 'SharpTongue' is capable of stealing email content from Gmail and AOL, according to cybersecurity firm Volexity.
The malicious extension by the hacker group titled 'SharpTongue' is capable of stealing email content from Gmail and AOL, according to cybersecurity firm Volexity.
Apart from a new gaming-focused homepage and casual games integration, the web browser is also getting a Clarity Boost to improve Xbox Cloud Gaming streams and an efficiency mode to prevent Edge from taking PC resources when a game is being played, reports The Verge.
After 27 years of service, the app will finally retire in peace. It was first released in 1995 as an add-on package for Windows 95. Later, the company began providing the browser for free as part of the package. Let's take a look at the most recent news.
The tech giant calls the feature the ‘Microsoft Edge Secure Network’, which is currently in the preview stage. The aim of the “Secure Network”? To encrypt your internet connection to protect you from hackers, save you from online tracking and keep your location private, which is what is expected from a VPN service. Microsoft has partnered with Cloudflare for the VPN service.
"We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third-party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven't yet fixed," Google said in a statement.
Microsoft is now displaying new prompts for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users, discourage them from installing Google's rival browser Chrome and install its own Edge browser instead.
Microsoft seems to have made up its mind that it wants users to use its Edge web browser on Windows 11.
There's no Windows Store, and instead, Windows 11 SE is optimised for Microsoft apps like Edge, Office, and OneDrive. There's a limited number of third-party apps that are supported, like Zoom and Chrome, but more will be added with time.
“Google has confirmed that Internet Explorer 11 is no longer officially supported by the search engine.” The official reason given is that Internet Explorer makes up only a very small percentage of searches worldwide...
Microsoft has changed the way default apps are assigned in the upcoming Windows 11, make it extremely difficult for users to switch default browsers if they miss the first and only prompt. The move has left rivals like Google, Mozilla Firefox and Opera fuming.
Microsoft is working on a new feature called 'Super Duper Secure Mode' that will make its Edge browser more secure.