Fake Chrome extension 'breaks' your computer before it hits you with malware — how to stay safe

Chrome and Edge users are being targeted by a fake ad blocker extension that crashes their browsers and then infects their ...

Fake Chrome extensions could crash your browser and let criminals sneak in

To make sure the attack isn’t traced back to the add-on, it starts its malicious activity an hour after being installed. When ...

These Browser Extensions You’ve Used For Years May Now Be Spying On You

Researchers identify 17 additional extensions associated with the DarkSpectre threat actor and its GhostPoster campaign.
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Firefox joins Chrome and Edge in the problem of dormant extensions that spy on users

The Malwarebytes blog warns of a new wave of compromised browser extensions. The technique used, called steganography, is ...
CSO Online

CrashFix attack hijacks browser failures to deliver ModelRAT malware via fake Chrome extension

A malicious extension impersonating an ad blocker forces repeated browser crashes before pushing victims to run ...
PCQuest

The browser extensions you trusted may be spying on you

Malicious sleeper browser extensions are spying on users across Firefox, Chrome, and Edge. Here’s how they work and how to ...
The HR Digest

Beware! Malicious Chrome Extensions Are Now Targeting HR Platform Users

Cybersecurity firm Socket recently uncovered multiple malicious Chrome extensions targeted at enterprise HR and ERP platform ...