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Threat Intelligence

AmnesiaStealer: New Mac Malware Quietly Drains Passwords and Browser Sessions

A newly identified piece of malicious software targeting Apple Mac computers can lift saved passwords, browser cookies, and sensitive keychain data, and it is written in a programming language that makes it harder for security tools to catch.

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Threat Intelligence

Chrome Now Blocks 7 Billion Junk Notifications a Day on Android

Google's browser is quietly killing off scam pop-ups at the source, using layered checks that yank permissions from sites behaving badly.

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Threat Intelligence

Banned Chrome Extension Returns With Hidden Affiliate Scam, and Security Researchers Warn the Next Version Could Be Worse

A browser add-on pulled from the Chrome Web Store for stealing AI chat conversations is back, and it is now quietly opening affiliate links on users' computers every time it updates.

4 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Google Patches 41 Security Flaws in Chrome 151, Six Rated Critical

The latest Chrome update fixes a cluster of memory-safety bugs that could let attackers crash your browser or run malicious code on your device. Here is what happened and what you should do.

3 min read
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AI Security

The browser is the new endpoint, and AI just made everyone notice

AI chatbots didn't invent the problem of data leaking through web browsers. They just made it impossible for security teams to keep pretending it wasn't there.

4 min read
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AI Security

AI Browsers Can Be Hijacked by Hidden Instructions in Emails and Web Pages, Researchers Warn

A new attack class called 'PleaseFix' lets criminals slip fake commands into ordinary content, and the AI does the rest, using your own accounts against you.

4 min read
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AI Security

AI Browsers Can Be Tricked Into Stealing Your Data, and Nobody Has a Fix Yet

A security researcher at Black Hat tested three major AI-powered browsers and found every single one could be manipulated by hidden instructions on a webpage. The people building these tools say there is no perfect solution.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Why Blocklists Can't Keep Up With AI-Built Phishing Sites

Attackers are spinning up throwaway phishing pages faster than defenders can list them. Researchers at Push Security argue the fix is watching what a page does, not where it lives.

4 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Chrome Moves to Block Malware That Hijacks Your New Tab Page

Google is testing a defence that stops malicious software from posing as an IT administrator to lock unwanted extensions into consumer Chrome installs on Windows and macOS.

4 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Google Patches 1,442 Chrome Flaws Across Three Releases, More Than the Prior 23 Combined

Chrome 149, 150 and 151 together resolved more security bugs than nearly two years of previous updates, with Google's own researchers flagging the bulk of the issues.

3 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Google Patches 370 Security Flaws in Chrome 151, Including Seven Critical Bugs

The browser update is one of Google's largest single releases of the year, fixing flaws that could let attackers take control of your browser or crash it entirely.

3 min read
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Vulnerabilities

One Click on a Bad Web Page Was Enough to Break Firefox and Tor

Researchers at Nebula Security say a now-patched Firefox flaw let attackers run code just by loading a page, and it worked against Tor Browser too.

3 min read
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AI Security

Every AI Browser on the Market Can Be Hacked, Researchers Warn

Security firm Zenity says agentic browsers have stripped out decades-old web protections to work across multiple sites, and every one tested could be taken over by a malicious social-media post or newsletter link.

5 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Fake Solana and TradingView Sites Build Malware Inside Your Browser

A malvertising operation active since late 2024 uses JavaScript to assemble info-stealing malware in browser memory, dodging network-based detection and hitting retail traders across 12 countries.

4 min read
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Vulnerabilities

Adobe's Acrobat Chrome extension leaked WhatsApp Web chats to any website you visited

Researchers at Guardio Labs found a chain of flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-48294, that let any web page silently read messages, contacts and chat lists from WhatsApp Web. Adobe patched the extension within two days.

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