
Here’s what Chrome’s new ‘Not secure’ warning means
If you’ve updated Google Chrome to version 68, which rolled out this week, you’ll likely begin seeing a ‘Not secure’ warning in the address bar.
That’s to let you know that the site you’re visiting is not HTTPS-enabled, and the traffic is being transmitted over the old, less secure HTTP protocol. That means a hacker could spy on the data you’re sending and receiving from the site in question (such as passwords and credit card numbers), and even hijack the connection to run a phishing scam or redirect you to a malware-laden page.
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HTTPS sites encrypt the data that’s being transmitted between your device and their servers, so you’re far less vulnerable to such attacks.
Here’s what the new warning looks like in Chrome 68:
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