SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Hackers New
Firefox extension·by Rodney Folz
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Hackers New's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
98.72%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
88.72%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
1
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
0
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
6
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 1 finding across 5 severities
1
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Medium1100%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
6 permissions declared
No risky permissions
6 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Info
*://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/*
No additional information available.
Info
*://news.ycombinator.com/*
No additional information available.
Info
*://news.ycombinator.com/
No additional information available.
Info
*://news.ycombinator.com/news*
No additional information available.
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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