Google Chrome may soon block New Tab hijacker extensions by default

2026-08-02T19:23:20Z3924599b5ce14b22d8a65b7b280d08ff6a7da5308679736bd793aec77151e9a7
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What happened

BleepingComputer security feed covering critical software vulnerabilities, active exploitation and infrastructure attacks, supply-chain compromises, data breaches, malicious AI-assisted activity, and security updates. Key risks include unauthenticated remote code execution in Rails Active Storage and JetBrains TeamCity, VMware authentication bypasses and VM escapes, attacks on exposed water-sector PLCs, malicious package takeovers and npm supply-chain attacks, and cryptocurrency theft through compromised advertising scripts.

Why it matters

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3924599b5ce14b22d8a65b7b280d08ff6a7da5308679736bd793aec77151e9a7
Enrichment time
2026-08-02T19:23:20Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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