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VulnerabilityDark Reading·1 week ago

Belgium's eID Authentication Opens Citizen Accounts to RCE

Belgium's electronic ID system suffered a critical compromise when severe vulnerabilities in a key browser extension undermined the trust framework protecting citizen authentication, enabling remote code execution attacks. The incident highlights systemic weaknesses in how browser extensions are secured and managed within critical authentication infrastructure.

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