These so-called browser wars have pushed Google to be less stagnant in terms of developing and releasing more consumer-facing ...

Hundreds of popular add‑ons used encrypted, URL‑sized payloads to send search queries, referrers, and timestamps to outside servers, in some cases tied to data brokers and unknown operators.

If you’ve ever felt like your browser could do more than just open tabs, you’re not alone. Most people install a handful of ...

Over half a million VKontakte accounts were hijacked in a malware campaign which originated on the Google Chrome Web Store. The campaign was spotted by researchers from Koi Security and included five ...

A widespread cyberattack involving fraudulent Google Chrome extensions has impacted over 300,000 users by leveraging the current demand ...

Despite ongoing efforts by Google to tighten security, malicious browser extensions continue to find their way onto the Chrome Web Store — and into users’ ...

Over 260,000 users installed fake AI Chrome extensions that used iframe injection to steal browser and Gmail data, exposing ...

Security researchers have discovered more than 30 malicious Chrome extensions that posed as GenAI add-ons, but were actually surveillance and content-stealing tools. The experts from LayerX reported ...

Unsuspecting Chrome users put their browsing data at risk by installing these 30 extensions which promised quick access to AI ...

A set of 30 malicious Chrome extensions that have been installed by more than 300,000 users are masquerading as AI assistants to steal credentials, email content, and browsing information.

The researcher, who goes by the name "Q Continuum" in a nod to Star Trek: The Next Generation, explained the motivation for the project in an online post, acknowledging that data harvesting of this ...

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison discovered a large number of websites store sensitive information in plain text.