Opera's new Paste Protect feature blocks ClickFix and other clipboard hijacking attacks in real time, natively in the browser ...

Color pickers let users select any color from a website and copy it into a clipboard for later use - helpful for designing apps, websites, and the like. This particular extension from Geco is still ...

Q: How can I tell if my web browser has been hijacked? A: A browser hijack sounds dramatic, but it’s one of the most common and easiest to miss signs of unwanted software. Instead of breaking your ...

A new attack called 'Browser Syncjacking' demonstrates the possibility of using a seemingly benign Chrome extension to take over a victim's device. The new attack method, discovered by security ...

In short: Google is classifying “back button hijacking” as spam, targeting sites that abuse the browser History API to trap users when they try to navigate away. Enforcement begins 15 June 2026, with ...

Despite verified status and high ratings, 18 extensions silently deployed surveillance code, raising urgent questions about Chrome and Edge extension review processes. A widespread browser hijacking ...

The web browser has quietly become one of the most critical components of enterprise infrastructure—and one of the most dangerous. On September 29th at 12:00 PM ET, BleepingComputer and SC Media will ...

Back-button hijacking has been around for years, and usually works by inserting new pages in the browser history or using JavaScript in the background to manipulate the redirects. Not every ...

Security researchers have warned of a new attack which could enable malicious extensions to gain full control of a targeted browser and device, with minimal user interaction. SquareX said that, until ...

You may not know the name for it, but you’ve probably experienced it: you click on a link to a webpage, hit the “back” button on your browser, but end up on a ...