I found this article a week ago and I thought it was interesting since I know at my job, other companies and even Temple students use Google Chrome for work or personal use. The malware would ask users to call a number and when they do, it would of course ask for personal info. This would let the hackers to gain and steal people’s info. Google is working on getting it fixed and companies won’t block access to browsers and ask for information to unlock it.
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Good article, definitely something to be aware of. Every time I read the words Google Chrome, I automatically think “leeches.” They collect more data than any other browser and it is like they need your data to survive just like a leech needs blood. I try to avoid using Google Chrome as much as possible. When I initially read the title of the article, I was like “another reason to not use Google Chrome.” After reading the entire article, other browsers can be affected too. I have heard of this scam before, but I know for a fact the users were not using Google Chrome as their browser. I am pretty sure my dad has experienced this scam once or twice and I had to help him with it. I am wondering if there is a better solution. My dad has experienced this a few times and it would be nice if there was something better other than “use the task manager to end task and terminate the browser.”
I mostly use Internet Explorer – I know, why do I do that? But I find it much better because I don’t have to worry about the plug-ins I have to install for it like Firefox or Chrome. I use Chrome for sites that run too many scripts and slow in IE. But I know each browser has their flaws and I hope there is a better way to fix it instead of using Task Manager like you said.
Pretty interesting article Neil. Chrome is definitely something more than 40% of consumers use in their daily lives and it is quite bizarre to see Google saw this much later. Not sure how many consumers were already duped of this. Though I haven’t faced this ever before in Google Chrome, but did face it in other web applications that I use for social media. I would rather be careful next time and not to share any personal information with anyone claiming to be from an authentic source, unless validated. Thanks for sharing this!