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fromZDNET
3 months ago
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Why you should delete your browser extensions right now - or do this to stay safe

fromZDNET
3 months ago
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Why you should delete your browser extensions right now - or do this to stay safe

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fromTheregister
6 days ago

Browser extensions pushed malware to 4.3M Chrome, Edge users

A seven-year campaign used trusted Chrome and Edge extensions to deploy backdoors and spyware to 4.3 million users, exfiltrating data to servers in China.
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fromThe Hacker News
1 week ago

ShadyPanda Turns Popular Browser Extensions with 4.3 Million Installs Into Spyware

ShadyPanda operated a seven-year browser extension campaign that amassed over 4.3 million installs and escalated to remote code execution, data exfiltration, and affiliate fraud.
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fromZacks
1 month ago

Pardon Our Interruption

Enable cookies and JavaScript, disable blocking plugins, and avoid excessively fast automated browsing to prevent being mistaken for a bot.
fromPCMAG
1 month ago

The Best Ad Blockers We've Tested for 2025

For years, tech behemoth Google threatened to crack down on browser extension activity within its Chrome browser to improve security. Now, the company is making good on its threats and disabling browser extensions that don't comply with Manifest V3, its browser extension framework. Security experts, such as those at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), argue that Manifest V3 is not a viable solution for addressing real security concerns, including browser extensions that scrape users' browsing histories and sell the data to the highest bidder.
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fromSlashGear
2 months ago

6 Reasons You Need An Ad Blocker (And It's Not Just For Ads) - SlashGear

Ad blockers remove ads and also improve readability, reduce distractions, and streamline browsing by cutting connections to ad-distribution domains.
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Your AI conversations are a new treasure trove for marketers

"Users think they're getting a free VPN or SEO widget; in reality, their most private queries - health scares, finances, identity crises - are being slurped, anonymized, and resold," Dryburgh explained in an email. " Onavo and Jumpshot déjà vu, only worse: this time it's your inner dialogue." "We have access to 150+ million real user conversations. This is primarily clickstream data where a user has opted in to be tracked and automatically shared their ChatGPT conversations."
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fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

A white-hat hacking gambit spawned $48 million in venture funding for cybersecurity startup Koi. Read its pitch deck.

Koi closed a $10 million seed round in December and a $38 million Series A in August. Picture Capital and NFX led the seed, while Battery Ventures and Team8 led the Series A. Cerca Partners participated in both rounds. The Washington, DC-headquartered startup was cofounded last year by Assaraf and two other former Israel Defense Forces members who served in intelligence Unit 8200: CTO Idan Dardikman and CPO Itay Kruk. Both Dardikman and Kruk previously worked together at cybersecurity company Sygnia.
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