Google Chrome AI extensions deliver info-stealing malware in broad attack
At least 36 Google Chrome extensions for AI and VPN tools have begun delivering info-stealing malware in a widespread attack.
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Rudy Giuliani’s Twitter mishaps invite typosquatters and scammers
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:21:08 +0000
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| Rudy Giuliani’s Twitter account contains many typos that lead to the wrong website—and scammers and typosquatters are taking advantage. Categories: Tags: adwarebrowser extensionscybersecurity czargiulianihacktivismmalvertisingmalvertising schemespolitical targetsrudy giulianiscamstweetstwittertypotyposquatting |
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Read moreMac threat detections on the rise in 2019
Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:40:06 +0000
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| For the first time ever, Mac threats broke into Malwarebytes’ top five overall detections of 2019. Take a look at this and other telemetry that shows Mac malware is certainly on the rise. Categories: Tags: browser extensionsMac adwaremac malwaremac telemetrymac threat detectionsmac threatsnewtabpotentially unwanted programsPUPssafari |
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Read moreHow much personalization is too much?
Credit to Author: Seth Rosenblatt| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| Personalization is the new mantra of marketers—and most people are perfectly okay with that. But when does personalization cross the line into invasive? And what can uncomfortable consumers do about blocking it? Categories: Tags: browser extensionsbrowser pluginsbrowser securitybrowsing trackingdata collectionpersonal informationpersonally identifiable informationprivacythe parallax |
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Read moreA week in security (July 15 – 21)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:50:35 +0000
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| A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 15–21, including the Zoom camera vulnerability, Extenbro, Sodinokibi, Magecart, and cybersecurity challenges facing the education sector. Categories: Tags: 2fa bypassadvanced persistent threatAndroid appsAPTbackdoorBitPaymer ransomwarebrowser extensionsbulletproofchromecybersecurity educationDataSpiiDDos attackDoppelPaymerEvilGnomeExtenbroFaceAppfacebookFacebook reporting toolfirefoxgenerationInstagramKe3changMagecartMedia File JackingprivacyRingCentral flawSodinokibitelegramvital infrastructurewhatsappZhumu flawzoom zero-day |
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Read moreAdware and PUPs families add push notifications as an attack vector
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:36:14 +0000
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| Push notifications are being added to the arsenal of PUPs, adware, and even a Trojan browser extension that spams Facebook groups. Categories: Tags: adwarebrowser extensionsextensionsfacebookFacebook spammerfbspammernotificationspluginpluginsPUPPUPspush notificationssearch hijackerstrojanTrojans |
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Read moreBrowser Extensions: Are They Worth the Risk?
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 22:55:08 +0000
Popular file-sharing site Mega.nz is warning users that cybercriminals hacked its browser extension for Google Chrome so that any usernames and passwords submitted through the browser were copied and forwarded to a rogue server in Ukraine. This attack serves as a fresh reminder that legitimate browser extensions can and periodically do fall into the wrong hands, and that it makes good security sense to limit your exposure to such attacks by getting rid of extensions that are no longer useful or actively maintained by developers.
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