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Why browser extension games need access to all websites
From npub1q94eqat20yhc9sm7xjkswpn45yrta22qru9wac8ua7566exa9z8s9gtm7y (npub1q94…tm7y)
Browser extension games requesting potentially dangerous permissions in the browser, to include search hijacking and code injection.
Apparently many of these extensions are benign (in the sense the malicious code doesn't run initially) at first, but have placeholder code for future potentially malicious updates. Yikes.
#cybersecurity #infosec #security #malware #opsec
https://palant.info/2023/06/14/why-browser-extension-games-need-access-to-all-websites/
From npub1q94eqat20yhc9sm7xjkswpn45yrta22qru9wac8ua7566exa9z8s9gtm7y (npub1q94…tm7y)
Browser extension games requesting potentially dangerous permissions in the browser, to include search hijacking and code injection.
Apparently many of these extensions are benign (in the sense the malicious code doesn't run initially) at first, but have placeholder code for future potentially malicious updates. Yikes.
#cybersecurity #infosec #security #malware #opsec
https://palant.info/2023/06/14/why-browser-extension-games-need-access-to-all-websites/