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fromThe Hacker News
5 days ago

Matrix Push C2 Uses Browser Notifications for Fileless, Cross-Platform Phishing Attacks

Attackers use browser push notifications via Matrix Push C2 to deliver phishing links cross-platform and fileless, offered as a malware-as-a-service platform.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Google Chrome silences those pesky notifications | TechCrunch

The feature expands on existing functionality already available in Chrome's Safety Check feature, which revokes camera and location permissions from websites you don't visit anymore. The company tacitly admits that browser notifications, as designed, might have been a bad idea, saying that its own data shows users receive a high volume of notifications, but rarely interact with them. Less than 1% of all notifications receive any interactions from users, notes Google.
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