According to DomainTools Intelligence (DTI), more than 100 malicious Chrome browser extensions disguised as VPN services, AI assistants, crypto utilities, etc. are used to steal cookies and covertly execute remote scripts.

A new tool called Defendnot can disable Microsoft Defender protection on Windows devices even if no real antiviruses are installed in the system.

A malicious package discovered in npm (node package manager) hides its code using invisible Unicode characters and uses Google Calendar links for communication with its C&C servers.

Coinbase, Inc., a cryptocurrency exchange with over 100 million users, announced that some rogue customer support agents sold customer data to cybercriminals. The extortionists demanded a 20 million USD ransom for nondisclosure of the stolen information.

Google introduces a new security feature to Chrome. The new protection system uses the on-device Gemini Nano large language model (LLM) to detect and block scams while users are browsing the web.

Hackers exploit a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the OttoKit (formerly SureTriggers) WordPress plugin to create new admin accounts on vulnerable sites.

Socket’s Threat Research Team discovered seven malicious Python packages that use Gmail SMTP servers and WebSockets for data exfiltration and remote command execution.