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AI Security

One Browser Extension Can Hijack the AI Assistants in Chrome, Edge, Comet, Opera Neon and Claude

Forever Security researchers built a proof-of-concept extension that quietly took the wheel of built-in AI helpers across five Chromium browsers.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

PEEP: The Fake Bookmarks Extension That Turns Chrome Into a Backdoor

Researchers have detailed a post-exploitation toolkit that quietly slips into Chrome and Edge profiles by forging the browser's own trust files.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Nineteen Browser Extensions Caught Emptying Crypto Wallets

Researchers found 18 Chrome add-ons and one Edge add-on that quietly stole wallet keys and drained funds, in a campaign that may have run for months.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Researchers Show How Attackers Can Hijack Live Chrome and Edge Sessions on Windows

A post-exploitation trick flips on Chrome's built-in debugger inside a running browser, handing attackers cookies and logged-in sessions without touching the password vault.

3 min read
Threat Intelligence

Microsoft Pulls 119 Edge Extensions Tied to 'StegoAd' Steganography Campaign

The add-ons concealed payloads in image and font files and activated days after install. Microsoft attributes the activity to a single actor operating since 2021.

3 min read
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