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Chrome and Edge updaters can be turned into clipboard spies on macOS

A newly disclosed macOS flaw could let malware turn background update tools used by Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge into clipboard spies, researchers have warned. They say the issue still works in macOS 26.6 and Apple does not plan to fix it. piunikaweb.com/2026/07/28/m... A macOS security flaw could let malware hijack Google Chrome's background updater to spy on your clipboard. Researchers also

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Chrome and Edge updaters can be turned into clipboard spies on macOS

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A newly disclosed macOS flaw could let malware turn background update tools used by Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge into clipboard spies, researchers have warned. They say the issue still works in macOS 26.6 and Apple does not plan to fix it. piunikaweb.com/2026/07/28/m... A macOS security flaw could let malware hijack Google Chrome's background updater to spy on your clipboard. Researchers also