I found a malicious Chrome extension on my system - here's how and what I did next
When Chrome flagged an extension for malware, it triggered hours of cleanup. Learn how to check your extensions, clear ...
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After phishing attack: Malicious extensions smuggled into Chrome Web Store
According to an analysis by IT security consultancy Annex, at least 29 Chrome extensions are affected. The tech news site Ars Technica even speaks of 33 affected extensions. However, it is ...
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Widespread cyberattack targets Google Chrome extensions, compromises 2.6 million devices
During this period, Chrome browsers with Cyberhaven ... Here's a compilation of known extensions to have been compromised (thanks Ars Technica), with further updates available here.
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Time to check if you ran any of these 33 malicious Chrome extensions
As many of us celebrated the year-end holidays, a small group of researchers worked overtime tracking a startling discovery: At least 33 browser extensions hosted in Google’s Chrome Web Store ...
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Dozens of backdoored Chrome extensions discovered on 2.6 million devices
No Ars Discussion of the Honey ... about using Brave and Firefox, as if their extensions are not also similarly vulnerable (in fact, Brave uses Chrome extensions; even Opera supports Chrome ...
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Dozens of backdoored Chrome extensions discovered on 2.6 million devices
There are some weird comments here about using Brave and Firefox, as if their extensions are not also similarly vulnerable (in fact, Brave uses Chrome extensions; even Opera supports Chrome ...
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Dozens of backdoored Chrome extensions discovered on 2.6 million devices
This is a nice reminder that I'm not compartmentalizing my browsing enough and relying far too hard on code from (waves hands around) literal strangers making browser extensions for no reason at ...
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Google’s Chrome Web Store has a serious spam problem promoting shady extensions
Also, wasn't V3 supposed to help with technical security? So I guess they're surfacing scammy extensions that are technically compliant. Thanks for keeping us from blocking ads safe, Google.
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Here’s how hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions
The people overseeing the security of Google’s Chrome browser explicitly forbid third-party extension developers from trying to manipulate how the browser extensions they submit are presented in ...
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ChatGPT becomes more Siri-like with new scheduled tasks feature
This is just OpenAI's first dip into those waters. Samuel Axon is a senior editor at Ars Technica. He covers Apple, software development, gaming, AI, entertainment, and mixed reality. He has been ...
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New year, same streaming headaches: Netflix raises prices by up to 16 percent
Today Netflix, the biggest streaming service based on subscriber count, announced that it will increase subscription prices by up to $2.50 per month. In a letter to investors [PDF], Netflix ...