LinkedIn scanning users’ browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits

LinkedIn is facing two lawsuits over its practice of scanning users’ browsers to determine which extensions they’re running.
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N. Korean Hackers Spread 1,700 Malicious Packages Across npm, PyPI, Go, Rust

Over 1,700 malicious packages since Jan 2025 fuel cross-ecosystem supply chain attacks, enabling espionage and financial ...
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LinkedIn Hit With Class-Action Lawsuits Over Browser-Extension Scanning

LinkedIn says it scans extensions to prevent invasive web scraping and calls the California lawsuits 'a house of cards built ...
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Report alleges LinkedIn scans 6,000+ Chrome extensions for fingerprinting

A report alleges that LinkedIn, the professional networking platform owned by Microsoft, scans more than 6,000 Chrome browser ...

LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data

A new report dubbed "BrowserGate" warns that Microsoft's LinkedIn is using hidden JavaScript scripts on its website to scan ...