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ThreatsDay: 200 Android Flaws, Browser-Built Phishing, 119K Scam Shops + 23 More Stories

A lot of this week's security news has the same awkward answer to one question: "Why was that allowed to work?" An extension asks for access and takes too much.

ThreatsDay: 200 Android Flaws, Browser-Built Phishing, 119K Scam Shops + 23 More Stories

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A lot of this week's security news has the same awkward answer to one question: "Why was that allowed to work?" An extension asks for access and takes too much.

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A lot of this week's security news has the same awkward answer to one question: "Why was that allowed to work?" An extension asks for access and takes too much. A trusted service becomes part of a phishing chain. A package looks useful right up until it isn't.

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A trusted service becomes part of a phishing chain. A package looks useful right up until it isn't.

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