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Browser extensions can be just as dangerous as regular apps, and their integration with the tool everyone’s constantly using ...
Almost a dozen malicious extensions found in Google’s Chrome Web Store have been downloaded 1.7 million times. According to ...
“Password Checkup” isn’t a password manager but a simple tool that warns you if you’re using a password that’s been exposed in data breaches.
THOUSANDS of Chrome users are being urged to delete immediately certain apps that pose a security risk. It comes after ...
Almost a dozen malicious extensions with 1.7 million downloads in Google's Chrome Web Store could track users, steal browser activity, and redirect to potentially unsafe web addresses.
Researchers have discovered malicious extensions on Chrome Web Store with 1.7M downloads, capable of tracking users and ...
Are dangerous Chrome extensions hiding on your PC? Here’s how to remove them Developer make mistakes—or sometimes completely sell you out. By Alaina Yee Senior Editor, PCWorld Mar 5, 2025 7:00 ...
Google has announced that it will be extending its policy that requires Chrome extensions to be hosted on the Chrome Web Store to all Mac users beginning in July 2015. Google says it is extending ...
Google has added new protection capabilities for Enhanced Safe Browsing users in Chrome, warning them when installing untrusted extensions and allowing them to request more in-depth scans of ...
Google has partnered with cryptography experts at Stanford University on the development of a new Chrome extension designed to help keep your accounts safe from hijacking.
Researchers have uncovered four malicious extensions with more than 500,000 combined downloads from the Google Chrome Web Store, a finding that highlights a key weakness in what's widely ...
Google is expanding its Enhanced Safe Browsing feature in Chrome 91 to protect users when they're installing a new extension from the Chrome Web Store. Chrome will start displaying a new dialogue ...