Hundreds of popular add‑ons used encrypted, URL‑sized payloads to send search queries, referrers, and timestamps to outside servers, in some cases tied to data brokers and unknown operators.

Security experts have uncovered a number of dangerous extensions for the Chrome browser. A total of 30 extensions belonging ...

Over half a million VKontakte accounts were hijacked in a malware campaign which originated on the Google Chrome Web Store. The campaign was spotted by researchers from Koi Security and included five ...

The Chrome Web Store has been infested with dozens of malicious browser extensions claiming to provide AI assistant functionality but that secretly are siphoning off personal information from victims.

Chrome and Edge users warned about NexShield browser extension scam that causes crashes and tricks users into installing ...

Despite ongoing efforts by Google to tighten security, malicious browser extensions continue to find their way onto the Chrome Web Store — and into users’ ...

More than 300 Chrome extensions were found to be leaking browser data, spying on users, or stealing user information.

AI-powered browser extensions continue to be a popular vector for threat actors looking to harvest user information.

Security researchers have discovered more than 30 malicious Chrome extensions that posed as GenAI add-ons, but were actually surveillance and content-stealing tools. The experts from LayerX reported ...

Researchers have uncovered 30 Chrome extensions stealing user data. Here’s how to check your browser and remove any malicious extensions step by step.

Give yourself some added peace of mind by giving your Google account a thorough set of security reinforcements.