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Security researchers have uncovered dozens of malicious Chrome and Edge extensions secretly tracking users’ online activity ...
Anyone who uses Chrome to surf the web must be on high alert and check they haven't downloaded and rogue browser extensions.
THOUSANDS of Chrome users are being urged to delete immediately certain apps that pose a security risk. It comes after ...
Attackers have started to exploit the very signals that users assume will keep them safe when it comes to add-ons to improve ...
More than three million Google Chrome users have been issued a warning about 16 browser extensions that have been compromised by hackers. Cybersecurity experts are now urging users to delete them ...
The Chrome extension warning comes after Gmail users were told to be vigilant after a new scam saw hackers using AI calls to try to get access to Google email accounts.
Google is adding a new feature to Chrome 117 that will proactively alert you when an extension isn’t in the Chrome Web Store. The company is also going to automatically upgrade URLs with HTTP to ...
Sensitive data belonging to millions of Google Chrome and Firefox users spanning individuals and corporations has been leaked by rogue browser extensions, a new report shows. Here’s what you ...
There are probably hundreds of thousands of Google Chrome extensions out there, and with so many options to choose from, it can be hard to know whether the plugin you want to install is hiding ...
When attempting to download an extension that’s not trusted, Chrome will show a pop-up warning that you should “proceed with caution.”However, there’s still the option to “continue to ...
EXCLUSIVE — Google's security team has sent out warnings via email to Chrome extension developers after many of them have been the targets of phishing attacks, some of which have been successful ...
Warnings will help fight onslaught of malicious extensions The first of these warnings is for extensions that take over the user's proxy settings, effectively hijacking the user's Internet connection.