Security researchers find stalkers abusing Chrome’s sync feature

2026-07-16T14:51:47Z1e108829ee49b0df7c85f8226f328004994cc2cfa1216b4f6ab7f6859842ae8b
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What happened

CyberScoop roundup: Researchers warn Chrome’s sync feature is being abused for stalking and spying, highlighting privacy risks. SonicWall customers are under active attack as threat actors chain two zero‑day vulnerabilities first exploited weeks before vendor disclosure. Microsoft released an unusually large Patch Tuesday with a sharp rise in disclosed defects (driven in part by AI discovery), while U.S. Treasury sanctioned VPN services and facilitators for aiding ransomware groups. Separately, the White House launched a ‘Gold Eagle’ AI cyber threat clearinghouse, Europe sanctioned Russian Tur

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