Help Net Security2026-10-20 17:00:47

Chrome flags malicious commands that scammers pass off as fixes

Google is updating Chrome’s Enhanced Protection mode to detect scam websites and warn users when a page tricks them into copying a malicious command.

Summary

The company introduced Enhanced Protection for Chrome’s Safe Browsing feature in 2020 to address online scams and social engineering. Google says further updates have made its users ten times safer from phishing, social engineering, notification abuse, and other scams compared with those using Standard Protection.

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This is a brief wire summary, the full story (linked below) has the complete details.

KazaSec's take

Phishing and credential-based attacks succeed because they target people, not just infrastructure, technical controls like SPF, DKIM, and DMARC only ever close part of that gap. The rest comes down to whether a team can actually spot the fake, and whether a compromised credential can still be reused anywhere else.

Coverage details

Source: Help Net Security
Published: 2026-10-20 17:00:47
Author: anamarija pogorelec
Category: technology

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