Browser hijacking is a potentially serious security issue. If a hijacking program has taken hold of your browser, any personal or sensitive information stored within it is seriously at risk. Browser ...

Q: How can I tell if my web browser has been hijacked? A: A browser hijack sounds dramatic, but it’s one of the most common and easiest to miss signs of unwanted software. Instead of breaking your ...

The Audience Hijacking Protector by Akamai is a cloud-based solution to help protect in-browser attacks including marketing fraud and other malicious redirections. Aiming to reduce affiliate fraud and ...

Imagine starting your day only to find your browser's homepage replaced by a strange website and your searches rerouted to unfamiliar territories. This digital disarray isn't a fluke — it's a sign of ...

Financial institutions handle huge amounts of confidential data. They require strong security controls year-round. Installing ...

Although Yahoo doesn't hijack browser searches, there are many viruses that can change your Web browser's default search settings to hijack your browser search and return links to malicious Web pages.

The internet is both wonderful and risky in almost equal measure. You can access virtually all of the world's modern knowledge with just a few clicks (most of the time), but you can also fall victim ...

Security researchers have warned of a new attack which could enable malicious extensions to gain full control of a targeted browser and device, with minimal user interaction. SquareX said that, until ...

Is your browser history safe? According to security researchers, attackers -- or just curious websites -- can "sniff" every website previously visited by your browser. That's the warning from ...

Google engineers are currently working on a Chrome browser update that will block malicious websites from hijacking the browser's history and, indirectly, the Back button. The issue at hand is a ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Q. I read that I could get better protection against hackers by switching to an independent internet connection service, such as Google Public DNS, Cloudflare or Quad9. What do you think? Bob Lommel, ...