behind-the-back port scanning

Brave browser

Brave Browser is ending behind-the-back port scanning attacks

The next major version of Brave Browser, a Chromium-based browser with a focus on privacy, will prevent sites and apps from accessing local resources without user permission.

Most modern browsers allow access to local resources. In fact, many do not differentiate between local and remote resources, and do not include options to block access to local resources.

By Martin Brinkmann -

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