SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
My HN Special
Firefox extension·by Firefox user 12944768
50
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points
- No update in over 7 years
Why this matters
An unmaintained extension keeps whatever flaws it shipped with, and a listing with users but no owner is an attractive target to buy and repurpose.
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How it ranks
My HN Special's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
37%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,632 extensions
In Feeds News Blogging
17%of feeds news blogging extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 7,306 feeds news blogging extensions
Findings
34
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
5
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 34 distinct issues across 6 severities
34
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High13%
Needs Review00%
Medium3088%
Low39%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 2 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 2 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access browsing history(optional)
Can read and modify your complete browsing history
Info
*://news.ycombinator.com/*
No additional information available.
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 18, 2026
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