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A deep forensic analysis reveals how threat actors covertly hijacked the popular Chrome extension 'The Great Suspender,' injecting malware into updates delivered to its 2 million users. The sophisticated supply chain attack leveraged obfuscated code to steal credentials and deploy cryptocurrency miners, highlighting critical vulnerabilities in browser extension ecosystems.

Google has released emergency fixes for a high-severity zero-day vulnerability in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, marking the sixth actively exploited flaw patched in 2025. The type confusion weakness (CVE-2025-10585) was discovered by Google's Threat Analysis Group and is being weaponized in targeted attacks. This continued pattern highlights escalating risks to browser security and high-risk individuals worldwide.

Seventeen years after its debut, Google Chrome has evolved from a speed-focused experiment into an AI-powered platform that redefined web security, performance, and developer capabilities. This insider retrospective traces Chrome's journey through its core principles—speed, security, stability, simplicity—and examines how its innovations like V8, Site Isolation, and on-device Gemini are shaping the future of browsing.

A new open-source browser project called Site Scout is taking aim at established players by integrating web scraping spiders, enhanced security features, and deep customizability directly into its core. Designed for developers and power users, it promises unique workflows for site analysis and automation.

As browsers phase out third-party cookies, Federated Credential Management (FedCM) emerges as a privacy-preserving alternative for seamless authentication. This deep dive explores how FedCM balances user convenience with tracking prevention and what it means for developers building modern identity systems.

The Ladybird browser engine notched critical wins in web compatibility, security, and performance last month, including HTTP/3 support, Trusted Types enforcement, and 120Hz rendering. These advancements edge the independent browser closer to challenging mainstream engines while showcasing its open-source momentum.