Google removes inline installation option for Chrome extensions
Google is shutting down an often used vector for delivering malicious Chrome extensions to users by removing the inline installation option. What will happen? The announcement …
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Google to purge cryptomining extensions from Chrome Web Store
In a bid to prevent Chrome users’ computers being covertly used for cryptocurrency mining, Google will try to purge the Chrome Web Store of extensions that hijack …
Flaw in Grammarly’s extensions opened user accounts to compromise
A vulnerability in the Grammarly Chrome and Firefox extensions allowed websites to read users’ authentication tokes and use to them to log in to the users’ …
DuckDuckGo offers new privacy extension and app
DuckDuckGo, the company behind the eponymous privacy-minded Internet search engine, has announced a new browser extension and mobile app: DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials. …
How to keep your browser and devices safe from cryptojackers
Cryptojacking makes surfing the web similar to walking through a minefield: you never know when you might land on a booby-trapped site. Stealthy cryptocurrency mining scripts …
Chrome site isolation option offers more security
Chrome 63, which was promoted to the stable release channel on Wednesday, comes with many security fixes and improvements, especially for the enterprise audience. Site …
Malicious Chrome extension steals all data
There’s a glut of malicious Google Chrome extensions out there, but some are more harmful than others. The one that SANS ISC incident handler Renato Marinho has dubbed …
ESET helps Google protect Chrome users from unwanted software
Google has redesigned Chrome Cleanup on Chrome for Windows, and has upgraded the technology it uses to detect and remove unwanted software. A basic antivirus for Chrome …
Phishers steal Chrome extension from developer
An attacker has compromised the Chrome Web Store account of German developer team a9t9 software, and has equipped their Copyfish Chrome extension with ad/spam injection …
Chrome users on macOS to see more dangerous site warnings
MacOS users who use Chrome to surf the web are likely to see more security warnings in the coming days, as Google’s Safe Browsing service will start flagging sites …
