# Security News

> Shows recent security alerts.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/security-news](https://chrome-stats.com/d/security-news)

## Overview

- **ID:** `security-news`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Quinn Johnson
- **Category:** other
- **Version:** 2.6.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2026-08-30
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/security-news/)

## Rankings

- #134,068 — Overall
- #170 — security

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/security-news)