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Is uBlock Origin dead? What actually breaks on August 31

Two uBlock Origin stories broke in August 2026, and most coverage has merged them into one. They are separate failures with separate fixes. On August 10, 2026, the people who maintain the extension

Sat Aug 15 2026 · 5 min read · 4 views

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Chrome synced passkeys on Windows and the Pass-ta-key malware attacks

Are passkeys still safe after Pass-ta-key?

Passkeys are still safer than passwords. That is the answer, and the research behind the scary headlines says so too. On 3 August 2026, Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 published three techniques that let

Wed Aug 12 2026 · 6 min read · 5 views

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Abstract editorial graphic representing a Chrome browser security update accelerated by AI-driven vulnerability triage

Chrome Security Update AI: 1,072 Bugs, Then 1,442

In late July 2026, Google published a number that was supposed to reassure Chrome's roughly three billion users: across the Chrome 149 and 150 release cycles, its security team fixed 1,072

Sun Aug 02 2026 · 7 min read · 2 views

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