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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Piloting Claude for Chrome

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/26/piloting-claude-for-chrome/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Piloting Claude for Chrome Feedly Summary: Piloting Claude for Chrome Two days ago I said: I strongly expect that the entire concept of an agentic browser extension is fatally flawed and cannot be built safely. Today Anthropic announced their own take on this pattern, implemented as an…

  • Slashdot: Browser Extensions Turn Nearly 1 Million Browsers Into Website-Scraping Bots

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/09/2257245/browser-extensions-turn-nearly-1-million-browsers-into-website-scraping-bots?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Browser Extensions Turn Nearly 1 Million Browsers Into Website-Scraping Bots Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the alarming discovery of over 240 browser extensions that have exploited users’ browsers to scrape sensitive data without their consent. This incident highlights substantial privacy and security implications,…

  • CSA: Consent Phishing: Bypassing MFA with OAuth

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    Source URL: https://www.valencesecurity.com/resources/blogs/the-rising-threat-of-consent-phishing-how-oauth-abuse-bypasses-mfa Source: CSA Title: Consent Phishing: Bypassing MFA with OAuth Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the rising threat of consent phishing as a sophisticated attack vector targeting SaaS security, distinct from conventional phishing tactics. By leveraging OAuth 2.0 protocols, attackers can gain persistent access to sensitive resources,…

  • Hacker News: Polymorphic Chrome Extensions Impersonate Password Managers to Steal Credentials

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    Source URL: https://cyberinsider.com/polymorphic-chrome-extensions-impersonate-password-managers-to-steal-credentials/ Source: Hacker News Title: Polymorphic Chrome Extensions Impersonate Password Managers to Steal Credentials Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The emergence of polymorphic browser extensions presents a significant security threat, particularly to users relying on legitimate extensions for secure tasks. These malicious extensions cleverly impersonate existing ones, executing sophisticated…

  • Slashdot: Google’s 7-Year Slog To Improve Chrome Extensions Still Hasn’t Satisfied Developers

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/02/07/2246202/googles-7-year-slog-to-improve-chrome-extensions-still-hasnt-satisfied-developers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s 7-Year Slog To Improve Chrome Extensions Still Hasn’t Satisfied Developers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the challenges faced by developers of Chrome extensions, particularly ad blockers and privacy tools, due to Google’s recent overhaul of the Chrome extension architecture. It highlights frustrations…

  • The Register: Google’s 7-year slog to improve Chrome extensions still hasn’t satisfied developers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/google_chrome_extensions/ Source: The Register Title: Google’s 7-year slog to improve Chrome extensions still hasn’t satisfied developers Feedly Summary: Makers of content blockers, privacy add-ons say promises weren’t kept Google’s overhaul of Chrome’s extension architecture continues to pose problems for developers of ad blockers, content filters, and privacy tools.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Slashdot: Cloudflare Rolls Out Digital Tracker To Combat Fake Images

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/03/1723211/cloudflare-rolls-out-digital-tracker-to-combat-fake-images Source: Slashdot Title: Cloudflare Rolls Out Digital Tracker To Combat Fake Images Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cloudflare is implementing a digital signature system known as Content Credentials to ensure the authenticity of images across its network, which documents the origin and editing history of images. This advancement, developed…

  • Cloud Blog: Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/adversarial-misuse-generative-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI Feedly Summary: Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are unlocking new possibilities for the way we work and accelerating innovation in science, technology, and beyond. In cybersecurity, AI is poised to transform digital defense, empowering defenders and enhancing our collective security. Large language…

  • Cloud Blog: Boost Productivity and Security with the New Chrome Web Store for Enterprises

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/boost-productivity-and-security-with-the-new-chrome-web-store-for-enterprises/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Boost Productivity and Security with the New Chrome Web Store for Enterprises Feedly Summary: Employees love Chrome extensions because they boost productivity, streamline workflows and let them customize their browser. Chrome already helps IT and security teams manage and control extensions, and we’re excited to announce powerful new…