“chrome” — 37 distilled results

Six Chrome extensions flagged as malicious with high risk scores

Security researchers identified six malicious Chrome extensions with cybersecurity badness scores between 89-97, including Tik Tok Downloader (97/100), Cat in Autumn Live Wallpaper (94/100), and 1Inch Defi Portfolio (94/100). The extensions pose significant malware threats to browser users.

PEEP malware backdoor found in Chrome and Edge

Cybersecurity researchers disclosed PEEP on September 7, 2026, a sophisticated post-exploitation toolkit that poses as a browser-bookmarks extension and can turn Chrome and Edge profiles into persistent host command-execution backdoors. The malware requires prior administrative access but enables attackers to maintain control after initial compromise.

Technology security updates and developments shared across platforms

Between 27 and 30 July 2026, technology and security professionals shared updates on virtualization (UTM Triton driver for QEMU), satellite technology (Amazon Leo direct-to-device vision), kernel vulnerabilities (Fraggap Linux CVE-2026-53362), law enforcement actions (FSB arrest warrant for Pavel Durov), browser security (Chrome 151 patches 370 vulnerabilities), and real-time system attacks (NosyNeighbor). The reports span infrastructure, security, and compliance domains.