Malicious Chrome extensions caught stealing sensitive data

Chrome extensions called "Phantom Shuttle" stole user data for years before Google removed them from the Chrome Web Store ...

5 Free Browser Extensions You Should Always Install First

UBlock Origin, Just Read, and Toby are among the essential free extensions every user should add to their browser for a ...
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4 Chrome features that make extensions unnecessary

But did you know that Chrome has tons of features that make certain extensions unnecessary? So if you have extensions that ...
Bleeping Computer

Data-stealing Chrome extensions impersonate Fortinet, YouTube, VPNs

A Google Chrome Web Store campaign uses over 100 malicious browser extensions that mimic legitimate tools, such as VPNs, AI assistants, and crypto utilities, to steal browser cookies and execute ...
Bleeping Computer

Remove the ChromeWebStore Chrome Extension

ChromeWebStore is a malicious Chrome extension that is installed via an executable rather than through the Chrome Web Store. When installed and Chrome is opened, the Chrome Web Store extension will ...
CNET

Chrome extensions soon only available from Google's website

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...