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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 product tested could be taken over by a malicious social-media post or newsletter link.

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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.

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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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Google Patches Seven Memory Safety Bugs in Chrome 150, Three Rated Critical

All seven flaws were found internally or by researchers, not by criminals. But history says patch fast anyway.

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Identity & Access

Microsoft sees spike in ACR Stealer attacks lifting passwords and session tokens from browsers

The info-stealer is arriving through fake 'fix this error' prompts and hidden inside JPEG images, and it walks off with the browser cookies that keep users signed in.

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Firefox Rushes Out Fix After Attack Code for Two Critical Bugs Appears Online

Mozilla says working exploit code is already public for two serious flaws in its browser. Users should update now.

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AI Security

The AI Blind Spot in Corporate Security: Why Old Traffic Inspection Is Falling Behind

Employees are pasting company secrets into ChatGPT and installing rogue browser add-ons. The security tools most firms rely on can't see any of it.

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Google Patches 27 Chrome Flaws, Two Rated Critical

Chrome 150 arrives with fixes for a string of memory-related bugs, most of them found by Google's own engineers rather than outside researchers.

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Opera GX Bug Let Any Website Silently Install a Data-Stealing Add-On

One page visit was enough to rebuild a signed-in user's Gmail address. Opera has patched the flaw.

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Google Patches Fifth Chrome Zero-Day of 2022 as Hackers Actively Exploit the Flaw

A flaw in how Chrome handles a mobile-linking feature is being weaponised in real attacks. It's the fifth time this year Google has had to rush out an emergency fix for its browser.

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Threat Intelligence

Opera's new Paste Protect tries to stop the copy-paste scam that's been draining wallets

The browser will now block dodgy commands before they reach your clipboard, targeting the ClickFix trick that has become criminals' favourite way to trick people into infecting their own computers.

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