300,000 Chrome users hit by fake AI extensions

Chrome extensions disguised as AI assistants infected over 300,000 users with malware that steals emails, passwords and ...
Lifehacker

Stop Using the Chrome Web Store to Find Extensions

It sounds counterintuitive, but hear me out. If you’re looking for a new browser extension to try, or you want to download one that has been recommended to you, stop using the Chrome Web Store to look ...
GIGAZINE

Chrome Web Store extensions have infected hundreds of millions of users with malware

Google Chrome ' provided by Google has a ' Chrome Web Store ' where you can add various extensions that make browsing more convenient. A team of security experts from Stanford University has reported ...
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 ...
CoinTelegraph

Google’s Ban of Obfuscated Code From Web Store Extensions Likely to Affect Cryptojackers

Google has banned obfuscated code for Chrome Web Store extensions to reduce policy violations in a move likely to affect cryptojackers. Google’s new restrictions on Chrome Web Store extensions ...