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'No clicks, no permission prompts. Just visit a page, and an attacker completely controls your browser': Experts warn Claude Chrome extension could let hackers hijack your online browsing

Prompt injection attacks can now be carried out in browser extensions, experts warn.

Over half a million VKontakte accounts hijacked using malicious Chrome extensions

Over half a million VKontakte accounts hijacked using malicious Chrome extensions

Five extensions were doing all sorts of malicious acts, including stealing payment data.

Worrying WhatsApp attack can steal messages and even accounts - here's how to stay safe from "poisoned" attack

Worrying WhatsApp attack can steal messages and even accounts - here's how to stay safe from "poisoned" attack

A fork of a popular project was found on npm, but not before it amassed tens of thousands of downloads.

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'GhostPoster' malware is designed to hijack your Firefox Browser — how to stay safe

A newly discovered malware infected multiple Firefox browser add-ons with more than 50,000 downloads combined.

Firefox security warning - multiple browser addons found to be riddled with malware, so be on your guard

More than a dozen Firefox extensions were secretly stealing money from affiliates and tracking people's behavior.

Over 4 million users hit with spyware that can turn your browser extensions into malware — how to stay safe

ShadyPanda is a dangerous new malware campaign that spent years turning browser extensions into spyware.

4.3 million have installed this malicious browser extension on Chrome and Edge - here's how to check

After five years, browser extensions turned malicious, putting countless people at risk.

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Shai-Hulud malware campaign dubbed 'the largest and most dangerous npm supply-chain compromise in history' — 'hundreds' of JavaScript packages affected

Shai-Hulud malware campaign dubbed 'the largest and most dangerous npm supply-chain compromise in history' — 'hundreds' of JavaScript packages affected

Security researchers are tracking a malware campaign that has compromised hundreds of packages distributed via the npm ecosystem.

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Forget Windows Recall — This Chrome VPN is the real privacy nightmare, secretly screenshotting every site visited by over 100,000 users and sending them to an anonymous developer

Forget Windows Recall — This Chrome VPN is the real privacy nightmare, secretly screenshotting every site visited by over 100,000 users and sending them to an anonymous developer

FreeVPN.One, a popular Google Chrome Web Store VPN extension with over 100,000 installs, has been secretly grabbing screenshots of every website the user visits and sending them to a domain controlled by the software's anonymous developer.

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This free Chrome VPN extension found to spy on its 100k+ users – uninstall it now

This free Chrome VPN extension found to spy on its 100k+ users – uninstall it now

A free VPN browser extension was found to take screenshots of every page the users visit. The extension has over 100k downloads and Google Store's "Featured" badge.

Popular Chrome VPN extension caught secretly spying on users — uninstall it right now

Popular Chrome VPN extension caught secretly spying on users — uninstall it right now

A VPN extension for Chrome has secretly been spying on its users and taking covert screenshots.

Popular VPN extension for Google Chrome is a security nightmare, screenshots every page users visit and sends them to anonymous developer — FreeVPN.One flagged over enormous privacy concerns

Popular VPN extension for Google Chrome is a security nightmare, screenshots every page users visit and sends them to anonymous developer — FreeVPN.One flagged over enormous privacy concerns

Koi Security discovered that the popular FreeVPN extension for Google Chrome has been silently taking screenshots of every website its users visit.

Tom’s Hardware

Firefox fans beware - these malicious add-ons are stealing millions, so be on your guard

Firefox fans beware - these malicious add-ons are stealing millions, so be on your guard

GreedyBear abused Mozilla's browser add-on store to steal a million dollars in crypto.

Malicious Google Chrome and Edge extensions downloaded more than 2 million times - here's how to stay safe from being tracked online

Malicious Google Chrome and Edge extensions downloaded more than 2 million times - here's how to stay safe from being tracked online

Security researchers spotted widely popular browser add-ons turning sour and snooping on their users.

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Nearly 2 million people hit by malicious Chrome installations that can track you — what to do now

About a dozen Chrome extensions in the Web Store have been found to be malicious and should be removed.

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