Tag: Chrome Web Store
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Chrome will tell users when extensions they use are removed from Chrome Web Store
Google will be extending the Safety check feature within the Chrome browser to alert users when a previously installed extension is no …
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Google’s Android and Chrome extensions are a very sad place. Here’s why
No wonder Google is having trouble keeping up with policing its app store. Since Monday, researchers have reported that hundreds of Android …
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A week in security (August 3 – 9)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, on our Lock and Code podcast, we talked about identity and access management technology. We also wrote …
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Chrome Web Store slammed again after 295 ad-injecting, spammy extensions downloaded 80 million times
Google’s Chrome Web Store is once again under fire for poor policing of harmful extensions. In a blog post this week, ad-blocking biz …
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Google Yanks 106 ‘Malicious’ Chrome Extensions
Trojan Chrome browser extensions spied on users and maintained a foothold on the networks of financial services, oil and gas, media and …
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More crypto-stealing Chrome extensions swatted by Google
Malicious extensions for the Chrome browser continue to spring up just as quickly as the search giant cuts them down. This month, another …
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Fake crypto-wallet extensions appear in Chrome Web Store once again, siphoning off victims’ passwords
Three weeks after Google removed 49 Chrome extensions from its browser’s software store for stealing crypto-wallet credentials, 11 more …
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Google announces cull of low-quality, misleading Chrome extensions
With Google Chrome being by far the most widely used web browser, Google must constantly tweak protections, rules and policies to keep …
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Google announces Chrome Web Store crackdown for August 2020
Google announced today new rules for the Chrome Web Store in an attempt to cut down the number of shady Chrome extensions submitted and …
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Fraud spike prompts Chrome developer lock-out
Google Chrome extension developers have been left high and dry for weeks as the company struggles to cope with a spike in fraud on the …
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The Chrome Web Store is currently facing a wave of fraudulent transactions
The Google security team has indefinitely suspended the publishing or updating of any commercial Chrome extensions on the official Chrome …
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Taking Action on Deceptive Installation Tactics
As part of our commitment to transparency, we are announcing a new policy targeting deceptive installation tactics for extensions on the …
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