SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
BBC World News
Firefox extension·by PrivateMe
56
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
Abandonedsafety score reduced by 40 points
- No update in over 4 years
- The developer's website is no longer reachable
- Built on Manifest V2, which Chrome and Edge are retiring
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
BBC World News's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
80%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In News & Weather
77%of news & weather extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 313 news & weather extensions
Findings
3
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
1
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
19
median 33vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 3 distinct issues across 6 severities
3
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium267%
Low133%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 permission declared
No risky permissions
1 permission requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 12, 2026
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