Most likely the most used browser in the world is Chrome by Google. We do not dwell on the privacy holes that the company, especially on Android, allows (even if unintentionally) to pass. It is not the right venue. However, according to a recent study by Which? it seems that the browser in question is one of the worst when it comes to recognition of phishing sites. Let's go through the details of the matter together.
According to a recent study, the Google Chrome browser is the worst (or almost worst) at recognizing phishing sites. Here are the details of the matter
The British Consumer Association Which? has published the test results of the popular Chrome browser. Specifically, they are focus on recognizing phishing sites. The numbers turned out to be depressing, at least in the company report. Google representatives have already released an official comment on the experiment and as is obvious, they disagree.
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According to the study, while browsing 800 recently discovered phishing sites, Chrome blocked only 28% on Windows and 25% on macOS. The same report indicates that for Mozilla Firefox, the number of detections was 85% and 78% respectively. Google representatives in an interview with the news agency Independent questioned the methodology of the study.
The methodology of the results of this study require special attention. For over 10 years, Google has helped set the standard for phishing protection and has provided the technology to other browsers for free. Google and Mozilla often collaborate to improve web security, and Firefox relies mostly on Google's Safe Browsing API to block phishing, but the researchers pointed out that Firefox provides significantly stronger phishing protection than Chrome. We remain skeptical of the results of this report
According to experts, phishing scams are easier to prevent at the user level. They recommend being suspicious of unsolicited emails requesting personal information or logging into your account. Other obvious signs of phishing are the bad grammar and Unusual URLs.
