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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The recent Chrome browser 2FA bypass attacks involved dozens ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Google today announced Chrome extensions not in the Chrome Web Store are ...

Google has officially implemented a new platform for Chrome extensions, and it brings both good and bad news. On the positive side, Manifest V3 promises greater safety and security within Chrome. On ...

There are probably hundreds of thousands of Google Chrome extensions out there, and with so many options to choose from, it can be hard to know whether the plugin you want to install is hiding malware ...

Security researchers have issued a new warning about browser extensions that collect and sell user conversations with AI ...

A Google Chrome extension with a "Featured" badge and six million users has been observed silently gathering every prompt ...

Google has inadvertently been promoting sophisticated spyware that can hijack browser sessions with malicious redirects hidden in a legitimate Chrome extension. The extension, which offers a ...

A trojanized version of the legitimate ChatGPT extension for Chrome is gaining popularity on the Chrome Web Store, accumulating over 9,000 downloads while stealing Facebook accounts. The extension is ...

Security researchers found a popular Chrome extension secretly copying and storing AI chats, raising major privacy concerns.

Today Google is issuing a couple of changes to the Chrome Web Store, the inclusion of two new badges for Chrome extensions which are the Featured Badge and the Established Publisher Badge. These ...