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  1. Malicious Extensions Exploit AI Browser Agents

    Imagine a single malicious browser extension handing an AI-powered browser agent a set of instructions, allowing it to act with the browser's existing privileges - and putting your entire online presence at risk. Security researcher Gal Weizman has uncovered this vulnerability with his proof-of-concept, BragJack, which can…

    osintsights.com/malicious-exte

    #MaliciousExtensions #AiBrowserAgents #BrowserSecurity #ChromiumbasedBrowsers #EmergingThreats

  2. Malicious Extensions Target Chrome, Edge Users With Crypto-Draining Code

    Beware: malicious Chrome extensions have been discovered that can secretly drain your cryptocurrency wallet! Security researchers uncovered a sneaky campaign that uses 19 extensions to steal wallet secrets and drain crypto funds.

    osintsights.com/malicious-exte

    #MaliciousExtensions #CryptodrainingCode #Chrome #Edge #BrowserExtensions

  3. This is exactly why I don’t use browser extensions. Firstly they usually want full access to your browser and data which makes me feel uneasy and secondly I usually don’t know anough about the random extension developer to trust them that much… plus even if I did trust them I’d have to assume they won’t get hacked, which would be a very naive assumption.
    #chrome #hack #cybersecurity #browser #maliciousextensions

    bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

  4. This is exactly why I don’t use browser extensions. Firstly they usually want full access to your browser and data which makes me feel uneasy and secondly I usually don’t know anough about the random extension developer to trust them that much… plus even if I did trust them I’d have to assume they won’t get hacked, which would be a very naive assumption.
    #chrome #hack #cybersecurity #browser #maliciousextensions

    bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu