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Browser Security Review: January 2026 Landscape
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This newsletter is AI generated and may hallucinate sometimes 😊 Chrome “WebView” Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Bypass Security Restrictions * A security flaw in Google Chrome's "WebView" component was reported, enabling attackers to bypass crucial security restrictions within applications that embed WebView. * This vulnerability could potentially allow for
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This newsletter is AI generated and may hallucinate sometimes 😊 Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal ChatGPT and DeepSeek AI Chats from 900,000 Users * Two Chrome extensions, "ChatGPT for Google" and "Quick access for ChatGPT," were found actively stealing user data, including session tokens and chat histories, from
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This newsletter is AI generated and may hallucinate sometimes 😊 DarkSpectre Campaign Weaponizes 8.8 Million Browser Extensions for State-Aligned Espionage * A state-aligned Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, DarkSpectre, has compromised over 8.8 million browser extensions across major browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Brave. * The weaponized extensions were used
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This newsletter is AI generated and may hallucinate sometimes 😊 Based on the provided source materials and the strict content filtering rules (which only include browser-specific vulnerabilities, patches, and security news), none of the articles meet the criteria for inclusion in this browser security blog post. The articles discuss: * A botnet
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This newsletter is AI generated and may hallucinate sometimes 😊 * A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was reported in Roundcube Webmail, which allows attackers to take over user email accounts. * The flaw enables an attacker to compromise accounts by sending a specially crafted email message that, when viewed, executes arbitrary code within
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This newsletter is AI generated and may hallucinate sometimes 😊 GhostAd Drain Campaign Targets Browser-Based Crypto Wallets * The "GhostAd Drain" campaign is an ongoing malvertising effort specifically designed to steal cryptocurrency from users' browser-based wallets. * Attackers utilize highly obfuscated JavaScript and dynamic content injection to bypass ad blockers
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This newsletter is AI generated and may hallucinate sometimes 😊 Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Hack Drains $8.5M via Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attack * A sophisticated Shai-Hulud supply chain attack against a third-party dependency used by the Trust Wallet Chrome extension resulted in the theft of approximately $8.5 million from users.
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This newsletter is AI generated and may hallucinate sometimes 😊 Chrome Patches Critical Zero-Day (CVE-2025-7890) Actively Exploited * Google Chrome released an emergency security update to address a critical Use-After-Free vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-7890, in its V8 JavaScript engine. * This zero-day flaw affects Chrome versions prior to 120.0.6099.123 across
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This newsletter is AI generated and may hallucinate sometimes 😊 * A new integer overflow vulnerability has been identified within the WebKit rendering engine affecting iOS 26.2, posing a significant security risk. * Security researchers have released a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) exploit, demonstrating how the flaw could be leveraged for arbitrary code execution
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This newsletter is AI generated and may hallucinate sometimes 😊 Stolen LastPass Backups Fuel Ongoing Cryptocurrency Theft Campaigns * Attackers are leveraging data stolen from LastPass backups in previous breaches to facilitate cryptocurrency theft campaigns that are expected to continue through 2025. * The compromised data includes encrypted vaults, which, if decrypted using
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This newsletter is AI generated and may hallucinate sometimes 😊 LangChain Core Vulnerability Allows Prompt Injection and Data Exposure * A critical prompt injection vulnerability has been identified in LangChain Core, a foundational framework widely used for developing applications powered by Large Language Models (LLMs). * This flaw permits attackers to manipulate the