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Microsoft Removes 119 Edge Extensions That Hid Malware Inside Images and Fonts

The takedown highlights how steganography let trusted add-ons evade scanners and expose users to credential theft and ad fraud.

Dutch Authorities Dismantle Botnet That Controlled 17 Million Devices

PlayStation Support Flaw Lets Callers Hijack PSN Accounts

Google AppSheet Abused to Hijack 30,000 Facebook Accounts in 'AccountDumpling' Scam

NSA Urges Router Reboots as U.S. Warns of Russian GRU DNS Hijacking

New Adversary-in-the-Middle Phishing Campaign Targets TikTok for Business Accounts

FBI Warns Tron Users of Fake 'FBI' Token Phishing Scam

Coinbase Commerce Seed-Phrase Page Draws Security Warnings Ahead of March 31 Wind-Down

Netherlands Blames Russian State for Global Phishing That Hijacks Signal and WhatsApp Accounts

LastPass Warns of Active Phishing Push Using Fake Maintenance Backup Emails

FBI Flash Warns Kimsuky Using QR-Code Phishing to Hijack Accounts at Policy and Research Groups

North Korea-Linked ‘Fake Zoom’ Con Has Drained $300 Million From Crypto Targets

Researchers Expose ‘ShadyPanda’ Spyware in Popular Browser Extensions as Risk Persists on Edge Store

WhatsApp ‘Vote for My Child’ Scam Spreads in Europe, Seizes Accounts via Stolen Codes

Phishing Campaign Targets Mozilla and PyPI Developer Accounts

Unni Mukundan Works with Instagram to Recover Hacked Account

Google Search for Bengal Cats in Australia Poses Cybersecurity Risk