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Kaspersky continue to share details on the malicious techniques and toolsets used by the ToddyCat APT group. In the first part of this report, they examined the group’s attacks aimed at stealing data from browsers, as well as from local Read More …
A new report is alleging LinkedIn uses hidden JavaScript to scan its visitors’ browsers for installed extensions, looks for those that compete with its own sales tools, and then twists its users’ arms until they stop using those and pick Read More …
More than 1.5 million people may have had their sensitive data exfiltrated to Chinese hackers through two malicious extensions found on the VSCode Marketplace. Security researchers at Koi Security said they discovered two malicious browser extensions in Microsoft’s Visual Studio Read More …
A group of cybercriminals called DarkSpectre is believed to be behind three campaigns spread by malicious browser extensions: ShadyPanda, GhostPoster, and Zoom Stealer. Malwarebytes Labs wrote about the ShadyPanda campaign in December 2025, warning users that extensions which had behaved Read More …
When you visit almost any website, you’ll see a pop-up asking you to accept, decline, or customize the cookies it collects. Sometimes, it just tells you that cookies are in use by default. Kaspersky researchers randomly checked 647 websites, and Read More …
Google is hosting dozens of extensions in its Chrome Web Store that perform suspicious actions on the more than 4 million devices that have installed them and that their developers have taken pains to carefully conceal. The extensions, which so Read More …
Small businesses and boutique organizations should use caution when leaning on browser-friendly artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate ideas, content, and marketing copy, as a set of Google Chrome extensions were recently compromised to deliver info-stealing malware disguised as legitimate Read More …
Hundreds of millions of web users have been warned about a new and dangerous cyber attack that doesn’t care what browser you use—as long as you click twice. Here’s everything you need to know about the double-clickjacking hack attack. Application Read More …
Cyberhaven has confirmed its Google Chrome extension was the subject of a Christmas Eve cyberattack, exposing sensitive customer data like passwords and session tokens. In a statement, the data loss prevention company noted the attack showed signs of being part Read More …
Security researchers have uncovered two previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by RomCom, a Russian-linked hacking group, to target Firefox browser users and Windows device owners across Europe and North America. Researchers with security firm ESET say Read More …
