737 Chrome VPN Extensions Caught Routing Traffic Through Proxies. Check If You Have One
Ravie LakshmananAug 12, 2026Browser Security / Privacy A massive set of 737 free VPN and proxy extensions have been found...
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77 Counterfeit Open VSX Extensions Collected Developer and CI/CD Data
Seventy-seven counterfeit extensions appeared on Open VSX between July 26 and Aug. 1, impersonating legitimate Visual Studio Code Marketplace tools...
Open VSX Removes 77 Malicious Evil Twin Extensions Exfiltrating Developer Data
A cluster of 77 extensions on the Open VSX marketplace has been found to impersonate legitimate developer tools while transmitting...
Study of 85 Crypto Wallet Extensions Finds Address Leaks and Cross-Site Tracking Risks
Researchers at KU Leuven tested 85 of the most popular crypto wallets that run as browser extensions and found that...
105K Chrome Installs Linked to Adware and Fake Google Traffic
Security researchers have uncovered a network of 152 Google Chrome extensions posing as live wallpaper and new-tab customization tools that...
108 malicious Chrome extensions caught stealing Google and Telegram data from 20,000 users
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed that 108 malicious Google Chrome extensions have been quietly stealing user credentials, hijacking Telegram sessions, and...
Smashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions – on every single click you make. It...
Smashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions – on every single click you make. It...
Smashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions – on every single click you make. It...
Smashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions – on every single click you make. It...
Smashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions – on every single click you make. It...
Smashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions – on every single click you make. It...
Smashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions – on every single click you make. It...
Smashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions – on every single click you make. It...
Smashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions – on every single click you make. It...
