The Geco extension has more than 800 reviews on the Chrome Web Store, 4.2 stars (out of 5), and "featured" placement. Microsoft's Edge Add-ons shows similarly glowing write-ups from its 1,000-plus ...

Over 2.3 million Chrome and Edge users were compromised by 18 seemingly legitimate browser extensions that turned into ...

THOUSANDS of Chrome users are being urged to delete immediately certain apps that pose a security risk. It comes after experts issued a “tracker” warning on 11 apps that have been ...

Despite verified status and high ratings, 18 extensions silently deployed surveillance code, raising urgent questions about ...

Most were removed from the Play Store, but according to BleepingComputer, “many of them continue to be available”. Although ...

Trusted extensions that had gained tons of positive reviews and installs over a long period of time suddenly turned malicious ...

Google accidentally distributed perfidious spyware about various popular chrome extensions. Several hundreds of thousands ...

Today, browser extensions are ubiquitous. But as a recent malicious campaign shows, they're also a cybersecurity nightmare.

Attackers placed legitimate browser extensions online and then silently delivered malicious updates to millions of users.

Researchers have uncovered 11 malicious extensions on the Google Chrome Web Store, amassing a staggering 1.7 million ...

Researchers have discovered malicious extensions on Chrome Web Store with 1.7M downloads, capable of tracking users and ...

Security researchers have discovered 11 malicious Google Chrome extensions that have collectively been downloaded over 1.7 ...