Mike Curran

260,000 Chrome Users Exposed by Fake AI Extensions Targeting Gmail

260,000 Chrome Users Exposed by Fake AI Extensions Targeting Gmail

We have seen our fair share of malicious Chrome extensions in the past 17 or so years since Google released the initial version of its browser. From fake VPN extensions and outright malicious extensions to sophisticated session replay malware. This time, more than 260,000 Chrome users unknowingly installed a browser extension labeled as a helpful AI assistant. According to researchers…

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Amazon’s Send to Alexa Plus makes the Kindle Scribe feel more like a productivity device

Amazon’s Send to Alexa Plus makes the Kindle Scribe feel more like a productivity device

Amazon’s rolling out a new “Send to Alexa Plus” feature to the latest Kindle Scribe and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft owners starting February 12. The feature lets you send your notes or documents to Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa Plus assistant, which can then summarize them, turn them into to-do lists, calendar events, or reminders, as well as…

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Windows 11 Notepad Bug Let Markdown Links Run Files Without Warning

Windows 11 Notepad Bug Let Markdown Links Run Files Without Warning

Microsoft has patched a high-severity security vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed specially crafted Markdown links to launch local or remote programs – without triggering standard Windows security warnings. The flaw tracked as CVE-2026-20841 was fixed as part of the February 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, which we release monthly. While exploitation required a user to open…

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