A massive spyware campaign called "RedDirection" turned 18 popular browser extensions into surveillance tools, exposing over ...

Attackers have started to exploit the very signals that users assume will keep them safe when it comes to add-ons to improve ...

THOUSANDS of Chrome users are being urged to delete immediately certain apps that pose a security risk. It comes after ...

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

So far, at least 16 extensions have been compromised, with over 600,000 Chrome users now at risk of exposing their browsing data and account credentials online.

So far, around 36 extensions have been compromised, putting over 2.6 million Chrome users at risk of having their browsing data and account credentials exposed.

A set of 57 Chrome extensions with 6,000,000 users have been discovered with very risky capabilities, such as monitoring browsing behavior, accessing cookies for domains, and potentially executing ...

In a nutshell: A security researcher recently uncovered nearly three dozen Chrome Web Store extensions exhibiting suspicious behavior. Many present themselves as search assistants, while others ...

Tuckner’s discovery is reminiscent of a 2019 analysis that found browser extensions installed on 4 million browsers collected ...

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

Despite efforts to enhance security, many of these extensions have found ways to exploit loopholes in Google’s latest extension framework, Manifest V3 (MV3).

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