For years, the most nefarious cybercriminals were too busy finding exotic exploits and crafting malware to appreciate the elegance of duping your sweet, naive browser. Yes, the same browser that tirelessly suggests passwords you’ll never remember or kindly offers to accept all cookies without question is now the main attraction in the cybersecurity coliseum.

It turns out that browsers have graduated from merely being internet windows to full-fledged infiltration gateways — and why not? With so many tabs open, they can channel multiple streams of cyber mayhem at once! Social engineering has even made it onto browsers’ CVs, as hackers realized the easiest way to access your hidden data stash was simply to ask your browser nicely — no malware needed!

And let’s not forget cookie wars, where the browsing history and cache files duel in a gladiatorial battle to reveal your darkest internet secrets to anyone willing to exploit even the tiniest vulnerability. Who knew that the greatest breach of privacy was just a corrupted cookie away?