Critical flaw found in Evernote Web Clipper for Chrome

Anyone using it in its unpatched state is at risk not only of a compromise of their Evernote account but, potentially, of third-party accounts too. Continue reading Critical flaw found in Evernote Web Clipper for Chrome

Critical Flaw Reported in Popular Evernote Extension for Chrome Users

Cybersecurity researchers discover a critical flaw in the popular Evernote Chrome extension that could have allowed hackers to hijack your browser and steal sensitive information from any website you accessed.

Evernote is a popular service that helps … Continue reading Critical Flaw Reported in Popular Evernote Extension for Chrome Users

New Service Scans Chrome Extensions for Vulnerabilities and Privacy Risks

Over the past few years, hackers have increasingly abused Google Chrome extensions to steal people’s data, inject rogue ads into websites or hijack CPU power to mine cryptocurrency. Now, a new online scanning service aims to shed more light on t… Continue reading New Service Scans Chrome Extensions for Vulnerabilities and Privacy Risks

Automatic 4K/HD for Youtube extension pulled from Chrome Store for pop-up ad abuse

A popular browser extension has been removed by Google from the Chrome Web Store after it started spamming users with irritating pop-up advertisements. The “Automatic 4K/HD for Youtube” extension, used by over 4 million Chrome users to forc… Continue reading Automatic 4K/HD for Youtube extension pulled from Chrome Store for pop-up ad abuse

North Korean APT Group Targets Academia via Malicious Chrome Extensions

Security researchers have uncovered an APT group with possible ties to North Korea that has targeted academic institutions since May. The group, dubbed Stolen Pencil by researchers from Netscout, send spear-phishing emails which direct users to a webs… Continue reading North Korean APT Group Targets Academia via Malicious Chrome Extensions

Google Announces 5 Major Security Updates for Chrome Extensions

Google has made several new announcements for its Chrome Web Store that aims at making Chrome extensions more secure and transparent to its users.

Over a couple of years, we have seen a significant rise in malicious extensions that appear to offer use… Continue reading Google Announces 5 Major Security Updates for Chrome Extensions

Someone Hijacked MEGA Chrome Extension to Steal Users’ Passwords

Warning! If you are using Chrome browser extension from the MEGA file storage service, uninstall it right now.

The official Chrome extension for the MEGA.nz cloud storage service had been compromised and replaced with a malicious version that can stea… Continue reading Someone Hijacked MEGA Chrome Extension to Steal Users’ Passwords