Security researchers have uncovered dozens of malicious Chrome and Edge extensions secretly tracking users’ online activity ...

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 ...

Chrome users are being urged to check they have the latest update installed to keep their Chrome browser safe.

Security researchers from Domain Tools warn that there are hundreds of Chrome extensions stealing data and running malware on the sly, reports BleepingComputer. Many of the malicious extensions ...

Google has since removed these extensions from the Chrome Web Store and since they’re malware, they should be automatically disabled as well. But they’re likely still lingering on your PC.

According to researchers at Koi Security, the malicious extensions were part of a coordinated operation involving at least 18 ...

If they don’t have a warning message on the Chrome Web Store page, they should be fine. Google said back in May that 85% of actively maintained extensions in the Chrome Web Store are already ...

Cybersecurity outfit Sekoia is warning Chrome users of a supply chain attack targeting browser extension developers that has potentially impacted hundreds of thousands of individuals already ...

Install extensions only from trusted sources: Official browser stores like the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons have rules and scans to catch bad actors, but they’re not perfect.

Hacked Chrome extensions put 2.6 million users at risk of data leak These extensions can steal your browsing data and account credentials. ... which then insert harmful code into popular extensions.

Once installed, this bad extension then abuses Chrome’s own ‘chrome.management’ API to get a list of all of the other extensions installed in a victim’s browser.

Not all security warnings are a bad thing, in fact, some are to be welcomed with open arms. Such is the case with this new secure connection warning for Android users of Google’s Chrome web browser.