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Some of the most harmless-looking Chrome extensions are doing far more than they promise, and new research shows just how easily everyday tools can turn into privacy risks. Security researchers warn ...

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PCWorld reports that over 840,000 users were infected by malicious browser extensions containing GhostPoster malware hidden in extension logos. These harmful extensions operated undetected in official ...

Another set of 17 malicious extensions linked to the GhostPoster campaign has been discovered in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge stores, where they accumulated a total of 840,000 installations. The ...

PCWorld reports that hackers are increasingly using browser-in-the-browser (BITB) attacks to steal Facebook login credentials through sophisticated fake browser windows. Facebook’s large and diverse ...

A new report out today from cybersecurity company Trellix Inc. warns that Facebook phishing scams are becoming significantly more sophisticated, as attackers increasingly abuse legitimate cloud ...

Browser extensions promise convenience. Many offer simple tools like new tab pages, translators or video helpers. Researchers, however, uncovered a long-running malware operation that abused that ...