Fake Microsoft Authenticator extension discovered in Chrome Store

I hope you’re being cautious if you’re installing extensions from the Chrome Web Store for your browser and care about your online security.

Because it’s reported that a bogus Chrome add-on purporting to be “Microsoft Authenticator” successfully man… Continue reading Fake Microsoft Authenticator extension discovered in Chrome Store

Compliant, easy and actionable integration of VirusTotal in 3rd-party products – Welcome VT Augment

TL;DR: We are releasing an official, compliant and recommended method for displaying VirusTotal context in 3rd-party products and services, so that end-users can enjoy a single pane of glass experience when working with their tools of choice. Read the … Continue reading Compliant, easy and actionable integration of VirusTotal in 3rd-party products – Welcome VT Augment

Google removes ClearURLs Chrome extension from its store

By Deeba Ahmed
Google blocked ClearURLs Chrome extension from the Chrome web store- Here’s how you can install it manually and what we know so far.
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Hackers using malicious Firefox extension to phish Gmail credentials

By Waqas
The malicious Firefox extension is called FriarFox which is also being used by Chinese hackers to spy on Tibetan activists.
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Google forces devs to reveal Chrome extensions’ data use, privacy practices

Starting January 2021, developers of Chrome extensions will have to certify their data use and privacy practices and provide information about the data collected by the extension(s), “in clear and easy to understand language,” in the extens… Continue reading Google forces devs to reveal Chrome extensions’ data use, privacy practices

DevSecOps Delivered: Nexus IQ Google Chrome Extension

In this episode of DevSecOps Delivered, you’ll learn how to use the Nexus IQ Chrome Extension to evaluate open source components in your browser.
With the Nexus IQ Chrome extension you can:

Identify which components have threats or vulnerabilit… Continue reading DevSecOps Delivered: Nexus IQ Google Chrome Extension

Google announces cull of low-quality, misleading Chrome extensions

With Google Chrome being by far the most widely used web browser, Google must constantly tweak protections, rules and policies to keep malicious, unhelpful and otherwise potentially unwanted extensions out of the Chrome Web Store. The latest change of … Continue reading Google announces cull of low-quality, misleading Chrome extensions

49 crypto-wallet pickpocketing browser extensions booted from the Chrome web store

Hackers have been using Google Ads to target unsuspecting cryptocurrency investors into installing malicious browser extensions, with the aim of stealing passphrases and private keys and draining funds from their wallets.
Read more in my article on the… Continue reading 49 crypto-wallet pickpocketing browser extensions booted from the Chrome web store

Whoops! LastPass accidentally deleted its browser extension from the Chrome store. But it’s back now

Someone at LastPass must be feeling 5!ck as a p4rr0t right now, after human error meant that its browser extension was accidentally deleted from the Chrome web store.
Although an embarrassing goof, it’s something of a storm in a teacup security-w… Continue reading Whoops! LastPass accidentally deleted its browser extension from the Chrome store. But it’s back now