300,000 Chrome users hit by fake AI extensions

Chrome extensions disguised as AI assistants infected over 300,000 users with malware that steals emails, passwords and ...

Modder takes Valve's AI measures one step further with a browser extension that adds an unavoidable gen AI warning to Steam games to cut out the slop

Modder seeeeew has created a browser extension for both Firefox and Chrome that lets people place the AI disclosure before the main Steam game page. Valve requires developers to disclose any use of ...
GameSpot

This Browser Extension Will Clearly Warn You If A Steam Game Uses AI

As spotted by Kotaku, the "AI Warning For Steam" extension was released by seeeeew on both Firefox and Google Chrome. You can see the extension in action below on the Arc Raiders Steam page. Once you ...

Never Accidentally Play Steam AI Slop Again Thanks To This New Browser Extension

The “AI warning on Steam” browser extension is available on both Chrome and Firefox courtesy of seeeeew, who also created a similar extension for itch.io last year. When installed, the extension ...
Microsoft

Developer-targeting campaign using malicious Next.js repositories

A developer-targeting campaign leveraged malicious Next.js repositories to trigger a covert RCE-to-C2 chain through standard ...
Android Authority

I found a secret workaround for YouTube background playback in third-party browsers

No, it’s not your browser; it’s YouTube. This week, the company confirmed that it’s cracking down on background playback for non-Premium subscribers. Apps that previously and reliably supported ...
SecurityWeek

Chrome, Edge Extensions Caught Stealing ChatGPT Sessions

Marketed as ChatGPT enhancement and productivity tools, the extensions allow the threat actor to access the victim’s ChatGPT data. A threat actor has created 16 browser extensions to steal users’ ...
Digital Trends

Research reveals how these simple Chrome extensions are hawking your privacy

Some of the most harmless-looking Chrome extensions are doing far more than they promise, and new research shows just how easily everyday tools can turn into privacy risks. Security researchers warn ...
VentureBeat

Browser-based attacks hit 95% of enterprises — and traditional security tools never saw them coming

Your web gateway can't see it. Your cloud access broker can't see it. Your endpoint protection can't see it. And yet 95% of organizations experienced browser-based ...
Techno-Science.net

These Extensions Unlock YouTube Premium Features for Free

You can unlock many YouTube Premium-like features for free on desktop using browser extensions. Tools like Enhancer for YouTube, uBlock Origin Lite, Unhook, Volume ...
HotHardware

These Browser Extensions You’ve Used For Years May Now Be Spying On You

A few weeks ago, we covered DarkSpectre, a threat actor responsible for running numerous spyware campaigns that, combined, infected a total of at least 8.8 million Google Chrome, Mozilla FireFox, and ...
PC World

840,000+ users hit by malicious browser extensions. Uninstall these ASAP!

PCWorld reports that over 840,000 users were infected by malicious browser extensions containing GhostPoster malware hidden in extension logos. These harmful extensions operated undetected in official ...