Google is testing a new feature in the Chrome browser that will warn users when an installed extension has been removed from the Chrome Web Store, usually indicative of it being malware. An unending ...

Although Chrome for Android doesn’t natively support extensions like its desktop counterpart, there are workarounds to use extensions on your Android device. This guide will walk you through the steps ...

Browser extensions turned malicious after years of legitimate operation in DarkSpectre campaign affecting millions. The ...

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

Google is hosting dozens of extensions in its Chrome Web Store that perform suspicious actions on the more than 4 million devices that have installed them and that their developers have taken pains to ...

Security-focused web developer z0ccc has created a web application that shows how other websites track users’ Internet activity via their installed Chrome extensions. “Extension Fingerprints” detects ...

Two recent reports offer contrasting views on the safety of Chrome browser extensions. According to Google, less than 1% of all installations include malware. In contrast, university researchers claim ...