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Massive Chrome Extension Scam Exposes 20,000 Users to Data Theft

Researchers linked 108 malicious Chrome extensions to a coordinated campaign that exposed about 20,000 users to data theft, backdoors, and ad injection.

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Patch Now: Chrome Flaw Under Active Attack, Google Confirms

Google patches 21 Chrome vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day flaw that could enable code execution and full device compromise.

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The Next Billion Users Won’t Be Human: Securing the Agentic Enterprise

Menlo Security’s Ramin Farassat speaks with TechRepublic about how browser-based controls can protect AI agents from prompt injection and other fast-scaling enterprise risks.

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Critical Chrome Security Flaws Threaten Billions of Users Worldwide

Google patches two actively exploited Chrome vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to crash browsers or run malicious code. Billions of users urged to update.

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Chrome Extension Hijacked to Deliver Malware, Steal Crypto Wallets

A compromised Chrome extension with 7,000 users was updated to deploy malware, strip security headers, and steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases.

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Google and Mozilla Patch 26 Security Flaws in Chrome 144, Firefox 147

Google Chrome 144 and Firefox 147 patch 26 security flaws, including high-severity bugs and sandbox escapes. Here’s what’s fixed and why updates matter.

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Google Chrome Pushes Critical Security Update for 3B Users

Google patched high-severity CVE-2026-0628 in Chrome 143 and added Push API rate limits to curb notification spam, with penalties up to 14 days.

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900,000 Users Hit as Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal ChatGPT, DeepSeek Chats

OX Security reveals how malicious Chrome extensions exposed AI chats from ChatGPT and DeepSeek, silently siphoning sensitive data from 900,000 users.

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