Google is always working on ways to make Chrome more secure . Starting in Chrome 98, the company will make it much harder to attack network devices such as your router or printer thanks to a new security measure called Private Network Access. RELATED Privacy vs. Security: What’s the Difference? As first reported by Ars Technica , Chrome 98 will intercept requests when public websites want to access endpoints inside a user's private network (such as your router, printer, NAS , smart home gadgets, and more) and then log the attempt. In later versions of Chrome, possibly as soon as Chrome 101, the browser will actually block these requests until you grant permission. In its rollout plan , Google says, "Private Network Access (formerly known as CORS-RFC1918) restricts the ability of websites to send requests to servers on private networks." Routers are often attacked, especially by worms , and taken over by botnets that use them for DDoS attacks . But did you know that websites have used web browsers to attack routers, too? Now, Google is going to stop websites from ever using Chrome to perform an attack of this sort again. On the large scale, this could keep… Read full this story
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