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Opera Browser Fixes Critical Data-Exposing Security Flaw in Recent Update


A now-patched critical security flaw in the Opera browser allowed access to private APIs, permitting accounts theft, via a malicious add-on.

To mitigate these threats, Guardio Labs recommends enhancing the review process for browser extensions through increased manpower and continuous activity analysis, alongside enforcing real identity verification for developers. In other recent news, Lazarus hackers exploited a Google Chrome zero-day in a fake DeFi game attack that involved social media ads, spear-phishing, and LinkedIn to lure in high-value individuals in cryptocurrency. A communications professional with a university degree in journalism and a background of over 15 years of experience in online content, having worked with news agencies, music webzines, e-commerce companies, tech publications, and marketing…

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