Collaborate Disseminate
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
The Official MEGA Chrome Extension has been hacked according to security reports, until the issue has been resolved all users should uninstall it immediately. The version offered on The Chrome Web Store has been replaced by a malicious instance that…… Continue reading MEGA Chrome Extension Hacked & User Passwords Stolen, Uninstall it ASAP!
Forthcoming versions of the Google Chrome browser will block the installation of extensions outside of the Chrome Web Store. This was announced by the company in an official blog post yesterday. The step is being made in order to protect…Read more
Th… Continue reading Google Chrome Will Block Third-Party Site Extensions Installation
In an effort to prevent cryptojacking by extensions that maliciously mine digital currencies without users’ awareness, Google has implemented a new Web Store policy that bans any Chrome extension submitted to the Web Store that mines cryptocurrency.
O… Continue reading Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Extensions From Chrome Web Store
Makers of Copyfish OCR software get taken on wild ride after code for its Chrome extension is stolen. Continue reading Copyfish Browser Extension Hijacked to Spew Spam