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

Almost a dozen malicious extensions with 1.7 million downloads in Google's Chrome Web Store could track users, steal browser activity, and redirect to potentially unsafe web addresses.

Security researchers have uncovered dozens of malicious Chrome and Edge extensions secretly tracking users’ online activity ...

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

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 ...

Experis Cyber revealed that dozens of well-known and Google-verified extensions turned into spying tools, including among ...

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

According to researchers at Koi Security, the malicious extensions were part of a coordinated operation involving at least 18 ...

A new tool turns otherwise legitimate extensions for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox into bots that make your browser someone ...

These unsafe extensions know your browsing activity, too.

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