Google has created a new browser API that will help Chrome fight certain types of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, adding another level of protection at the browser level to keep users safe ...

Online ad industry moves away from once prolific ads that are now deemed insecure because of DOM-based XSS vulnerabilities. Certain types of online ads that expand, contract and pop-open aren’t just ...

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SQL injection has been getting most of the attention lately, but the average SQL injection attack isn't nearly as sophisticated and difficult to pull off as a well-crafted cross-site scripting (XSS) ...

In 2005, a MySpace user named Samy discovered a unique way to expand his buddy list. Within 24 hours, the number of friends on his page grew from 73 to more than 1 million. He achieved this instant ...

Google engineers plan to remove a Chrome security feature that has not been living up to par with the protections with was supposed to provide for years. Named XSS Auditor, the feature was added to ...

Editor's Note: Dark Reading has become aware that a portion of the original Checkmarx research on these vulnerabilities is in dispute, prompting us to retract sections of our reporting below. As ...