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Turning off JavaScript won't save you — here's what actually hides your browser

Customizing your browser to hide often makes it easier to recognize.

I reclaimed my attention span by allowing Android to hide my alerts for hours at a time

Nuking your notification panel isn't the answer ...

Claude Helped a Hacker Find a Way to Issue Tickets to Almost Every US Music Festival

A researcher found that using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7, he could break into the website of Front Gate—used by every ...

SimpleHelp Flaw Exploited to Deploy Malware Targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux

A SimpleHelp authentication flaw is being exploited to deploy Djinn Stealer, a cross-platform malware targeting cloud, ...
Microsoft

Chromium extension uses AI‑related branding to redirect browser search

A malicious Chromium-based extension that spoofs the AI-powered answer engine Perplexity AI redirects browser search traffic using MV3 APIs and intermediary infrastructure.
The Next Web

The captive portal economy: how hotel WiFi sign-in pages became both a security vector and a hidden ad channel

KeepSolid CEO Vasyl Ivanov explains how hotel WiFi captive portals evolved into both a security vulnerability and a programmatic ad channel, and what VPN clients should do about it.

I enabled every Gemini extension to see which ones are actually worth keeping

Not all of Gemini's connected apps make me more productive ...
Business Insider

Where to watch the World Cup: Free live stream channels from anywhere for every game

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The FIFA World Cup has officially kicked off, four years since Argentina's victory, and Lionel Messi ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Disrupts StegoAd Extension Campaign Affecting Up to 2.6 Million Users

Microsoft disrupted StegoAd, a malicious browser extension campaign affecting up to 2.6 million users. StegoAd used hidden payloads, delayed execution and steganography to evade browser security ...