Two Chrome extensions in the Web Store named 'Phantom Shuttle' are posing as plugins for a proxy service to hijack user ...

A “Featured” browser add-on marketed as privacy protection may have been copying AI chats. Koi Security says Urban VPN Proxy ...

The developers of a browser tool that changes AI-centric LinkedIn posts to Allen Iverson facts want to help “take back ...

Malicious Chrome and Edge extensions collected browsing history, keystrokes and personal data from millions of users before ...

Browser extensions with more than 8 million installs are harvesting complete and extended conversations from users’ AI ...

Tens of thousands of users have installed GhostPoster Firefox extensions, which rely on steganography to hide malware in ...

According to researchers at cybersecurity firm Koi, a China-based hacking syndicate known as ShadyPanda is actively conducting at least two malware campaigns by weaponizing browser extensions ...

Malicious extensions occasionally find their way into the Chrome Web Store (and similar libraries in other browsers) by posing as legitimate add-ons. Some of them only morph into malware after gaining ...

Koi's investigation identified eight such extensions available on the Chrome Web Store and Microsoft Edge Add-ons page, collectively surpassing eight million installations. Seven of them carried ...

More than a hundred browser extensions spread across Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers turned malicious after five years of “normal” operation. The attackers were apparently playing the long ...

Although the extensions have now been removed from both stores, users may still be affected and should review installed add-ons and clear synced browser data.

Browser extensions have become an essential part of our online lifestyles. There are some you can’t live without. Modern desktop browsers support extensions without fuss, but it’s a different story on ...