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Twitch extension with 30K installs exposes users’ OAuth tokens

Sep 14, 2026 // 23:43

A browser extension called Twitch Enhanced Viewer | JeetBot, available in the official Chrome and Firefox stores, sends users’ Twitch OAuth session tokens to a […]

COLDCARD security audit phishing attack installs remote access tool

Aug 5, 2026 // 20:57

A phishing campaign is exploiting fears surrounding the recently disclosed COLDCARD wallet vulnerability and suspected $88.6 million Bitcoin theft to trick users into installing ScreenConnect […]

Nine-Year-Old RefluXFS Linux Flaw Gives Local Users Root on Default RHEL Installs

Jul 23, 2026 // 11:10

RefluXFS, a new Linux kernel flaw disclosed on July 22 and tracked as CVE-2026-64600, lets an unprivileged local user overwrite root-owned files on an XFS […]

Ubuntu snap-confine Flaw Could Give Local Users Root on Default Desktop Installs

Jul 22, 2026 // 21:10

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in snap-confine that an unprivileged user can trigger to obtain root access […]

Google and Microsoft Pull ModHeader With 1.6 Million Installs After Dormant Collector Found

Jul 13, 2026 // 20:23

Google and Microsoft have pulled ModHeader, a popular header-editing extension with roughly 1.6 million installs across Chrome and Edge, after researchers found a hidden browsing-history […]

Chrome Ad Blocker with 10M+ Installs Found with Dormant Script Injection Capability

Jun 25, 2026 // 17:22

An analysis of a popular Google Chrome ad block extension for YouTube has uncovered the ability to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. According to Island, the […]

152 Chrome Wallpaper Extensions with 105K Installs Linked to Adware and Fake Traffic

Jun 15, 2026 // 22:50

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a network of 152 Google Chrome extensions that act as new tab live wallpaper add-ons to distribute a potentially unwanted program […]

Smart Slider update breach installs compromised WordPress/Joomla, acting as a supply chain attack.

Apr 9, 2026 // 20:37

Cybercriminals compromised the update mechanism for the Smart Slider 3 Pro plugin used on WordPress and Joomla, spreading a tainted version containing multiple secret entry […]

Google delays app installs from unknown sources

Mar 20, 2026 // 14:13

On Thursday, Google introduced a new “advanced method” for sideloading Android apps. To balance accessibility and security, installing apps from unverified developers will now require […]

Go Crypto Malware Steals Credentials and Installs Stealthy Backdoor

Feb 27, 2026 // 20:07

Researchers have identified a malicious Go module, github.com, designed to harvest passwords and deploy the Rekoobe backdoor. Disclosed on February 27, 2026, the module impersonates the legitimate golang.org/x/crypto library to […]