Popular NPM package “pac-resolver” has fixed a severe remote code execution (RCE) flaw. The pac-resolver package receives over 3 million weekly downloads, extending this vulnerability to Node.js ...

A security hole allows attackers to crash Android phones and force them to soft-reboot. Discovered by Nightwatch Cybersecurity software engineer Yakov Shafranovich, the bug hinges on what are known as ...

The Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD), enabled by default on Windows and supported by other operating systems, can expose computer users’ online accounts, web searches, and other private data, ...

You can block distracting, privacy-invading Web site ads with tools that come with your computer—no need to buy a thing. One way is by editing the Windows HOSTS ...

Malware authors have developed a new, and frighteningly effective, tactic that uses a feature built into all of the modern browsers to redirect users to malicious sites without their knowledge or ...

A proxy server acts as the middleman between a user's computer and the Internet, allowing the administrator to control and filter what content is allowed through. To set up proxies for your small ...

A very popular NPM package called 'pac-resolver' for the JavaScript programming language has been fixed to address a remote code execution flaw that could affect a lot of Node.js applications. The ...

Proxy auto config (PAC) is a feature accepted by all modern browsers, according to Fabio Assolini, a lab expert at Kaspersky. It contains a function to redirect browsers to a specific proxy server. A ...