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Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default (github.com)
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[–] priapus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Also want to add that this was caused by a configuration issue. If you want security, don't use Firefox (or its forks) default configs, look into Betterfox. Apparently Zen also uses this as the base for its default preferences, which is a good decision.