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Malicious Twitch Browser Extension Leaks OAuth Tokens From Nearly 31,000 Users
A malicious Twitch browser extension named 'Twitch Enhanced Viewer | JeetBot' leaked OAuth tokens from nearly 31,000 users to proxy servers run by a Russian commercial bot service.
Sep 14, 2026
Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO
Google has removed Manifest V2 (MV2) browser extensions from the Chrome Web Store, including the popular open-source ad blocker uBlock Origin (UBO), as part of its multi-year deprecation plan to enforce Manifest V3 (MV3).
Sep 1, 2026
Chrome Web Store extensions caught stealing crypto, browser data
Malicious browser extensions distributed via official Chrome Web Store and Microsoft Edge Add-ons stores were found delivering modular malware designed to steal cryptocurrency credentials, sensitive user data, and browsing history, while also injecting deceptive ClickFix ad lures.
Aug 30, 2026
Hundreds of fake Chrome VPN extensions route traffic through a proxy
Over 737 malicious Chrome extensions masqueraded as legitimate VPN services but secretly routed user traffic through a single, centralized SOCKS5 proxy infrastructure — exposing users to surveillance, data harvesting, and man-in-the-middle attacks.
Aug 13, 2026
ChatLiberate - Export ChatGPT
An independent developer released ChatLiberate, an open-source Chrome extension that enables one-click export of OpenAI chat data—including multimodal content, regenerated branches, and Business/Teams conversations—bypassing OpenAI’s slow, fragmented, and unusable native export process.
Aug 6, 2026