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As users continue to leverage browser extensions to save time and increase productivity it is attracting the attention of cybercriminals. Learn how malicious extensions are making their way into the official stores and how to stay safe.
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Google deleted more malicious extensions from the Chrome Web Store after they were found to be phishing cryptocurrency users. Continue reading More crypto-stealing Chrome extensions swatted by Google
The policies are specifically meant to fight spam, but they outlaw tactics taken by malicious extensions as well, including fake reviews. Continue reading Google fights spammy extensions with new Chrome Web Store policy
They were posing as crypto wallets in order to rip off users’ private keys and mnemonic phrases and drain real wallets. Google’s yanked them. Continue reading 49 malicious Chrome extensions caught pickpocketing crypto wallets
Google has abruptly pulled over 500 Chrome extensions from its Web Store that researchers discovered were stealing browsing data and executing click fraud and malvertising. Continue reading Google pulls 500 malicious Chrome extensions after researcher tip-off
Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous – add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks. Continue reading Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code
Downloaded by 63K users, the quizzes promised answers to questions such as “What kind of dog are you according to your zodiac sign?” Continue reading Facebook sues developers over data-scraping quizzes
Because of how popular it is among users worldwide, Facebook has often been leveraged in various scams and malware attacks. The social platform is regularly abused by cybercriminals who use it to spread their payloads via malicious links in messages…… Continue reading Nigelthorn Malware Infects 100,000 Users via Facebook, Chrome Extensions