Your AI sidebar could be a wolf in sheep's clothing. Malicious browser extensions are now faking these trusted sidebars in Atlas and Comet, hijacking clicks and stealing sensitive data. Could your browser be the next target? Read on to uncover the deceptive tactic.
https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/ai-sidebar-spoofing-a-new-threat-to-browser-security/
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🎉 Ah, the classic tale of one man's noble quest to overcomplicate downloading
#eBooks 🧙♂️. Spoofing browsers, deciphering JSON, and reconstructing SVGs, all to proudly declare that Amazon's app is a bit "meh" 📚🤦♂️. Just what we needed: a 900-word odyssey on how to read books the hard way! 🕵️♂️🔍
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/10/improving-pixelmelts-kindle-web-deobfuscator/ #Overcomplication #TechTales #BrowserSpoofing #JSONDecoding #SVGReconstruction #ReadingChallenge #HackerNews #ngated
Improving PixelMelt's Kindle Web Deobfuscator
A few days ago, someone called PixelMelt published a way for Amazon's customers to download their purchased books without DRM. Well… sort of. In their post "How I Reversed Amazon's Kindle Web Obfuscation Because Their App Sucked" they describe the process of spoofing a web browser, downloading a bunch of JSON files, reconstructing the obfuscated SVGs used to draw individual letters, and running O…
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