Google Chrome has made a policy update today that restricts how browser extensions can interact with affiliate codes, effectively banning the behavior of the controversial PayPal Honey extension. On ...

Research shows that even simple Chrome extensions can quietly invade user privacy, with some hijacking clipboards, impersonating trusted tools, and tracking activity without clearly telling users what ...

This Google Chrome browser extension attack compromised authentication cookies. Update, Dec. 31, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 29 now includes an explanation of how 2FA bypass session ...

Google Chrome extensions were targeted by hackers in a cyberattack that played out over Christmas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images Some companies received something worse than a lump of coal from ...

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a serious threat hiding inside Google Chrome. Several browser extensions pretend to be helpful tools. In reality, they quietly take over user accounts. These ...

Chrome extensions are incredibly useful, whether you want to block ads, track the best deals or enhance your browsing experience. They can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store, which functions like ...

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.