Chrome extension
Google to Force-Block Ad Blockers — Time to Get Firefox?
Richi Jennings | | ad blockers, ad-blocker, ad-blocking, adblock, adblockers, adblocking, adblocks, adtech, Advertising and AdTech, Chrome, Chrome extension, chrome extensions, google, Manifest V3, SB Blogwatch, uBlock Origin
Manifest V3: Destiny. Huge advertising monopoly flexes muscles: “Manifest V2” extensions to be nuked, but “V3” cripples ad blockers ...
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Chrome Extensions Warning — Millions of Users Infected
Richi Jennings | | Chrome, Chrome extension, chrome extensions, chrome store malware, Chrome Web Store, google, Malware, Privacy, SB Blogwatch
Malware Déjà Vu: Perhaps as many as 87 million victims—maybe more ...
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Chrome Web Store FAIL: 300+ More Scam Browser Extensions
A researcher has found yet more malware in Google’s store. Something’s obviously not working ...
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49 crypto-wallet pickpocketing browser extensions booted from the Chrome web store
Graham Cluley | | browser extension, Chrome extension, chrome store, chrome store malware, Industry News, malicious extension
Hackers have been using Google Ads to target unsuspecting cryptocurrency investors into installing malicious browser extensions, with the aim of stealing passphrases and private keys and draining funds from their wallets. Harry ...
New Service Scans Chrome Extensions for Vulnerabilities and Privacy Risks
Lucian Constantin | | Adobe Reader, BadPDF, Chrome extension, credentials leak, CRXcavator, CVE 2019-7089, extension scanner, malicious extension, NTLM hash, PDF callback, security assessment, XML Form Architecture
Over the past few years, hackers have increasingly abused Google Chrome extensions to steal people’s data, inject rogue ads into websites or hijack CPU power to mine cryptocurrency. Now, a new online ...
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Automatic 4K/HD for Youtube extension pulled from Chrome Store for pop-up ad abuse
A popular browser extension has been removed by Google from the Chrome Web Store after it started spamming users with irritating pop-up advertisements. The “Automatic 4K/HD for Youtube” extension, used by over ...
North Korean APT Group Targets Academia via Malicious Chrome Extensions
Lucian Constantin | | APT group, Chrome extension, credential theft, Flash Player, Remote Desktop Protocol, Stolen Pencil, Zero-day Exploit
Security researchers have uncovered an APT group with possible ties to North Korea that has targeted academic institutions since May. The group, dubbed Stolen Pencil by researchers from Netscout, send spear-phishing emails ...
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Scammers Target Google Chrome Extension Developers
Liviu Arsene | | Chrome addon, chrome developer, Chrome extension, chrome phishing, google phishing, Industry News
A recent phishing campaign targeting Chrome extension developers aims to trick them into giving away usernames and passwords that hackers can use to tamper with legitimate extensions. In an attempt to collect ...