Tag: takeover risk
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Browser Extensions Expose AI Assistants to Takeover Risk
Researchers found that AI assistants in popular browser extensions are vulnerable to takeover risks due to a common architecture that splits the assistant into a browser-based "body" and a server-based "brain". This setup can be exploited with just two ordinary permissions, leaving users exposed.
Alby Hub Flaw Exposes Internet-Facing Bitcoin Wallets to Takeover Risk
A critical flaw in Alby Hub, a self-hosted Lightning wallet, has been discovered, putting internet-facing Bitcoin wallets at risk of takeover and fund loss, with one user already affected. To avoid vulnerability, users are urged to update to version 1.24.0 or later.