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

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 ...

A long-running malware operation known as "ShadyPanda" has amassed over 4.3 million installations of seemingly legitimate Chrome and Edge browser extensions that evolved into malware. The operation, ...

A hot potato: Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign that infected millions of computers via browser extensions on the Chrome Web Store and Microsoft Edge add-ons ...

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 ...

I spent one Saturday afternoon testing and installing many highly rated Chrome/Edge extensions that promised to "fix" my workflow. Most were bloat. Six weren't. These six extensions solve the chaotic ...

Google Chrome is a great Android browser, but it's not the best for every task. Other apps excel at what Chrome can't do, ...

A seven-year browser extension campaign has infected 4.3 million Chrome and Edge users. The group responsible, tracked as ShadyPanda, has been observed leveraging trusted browser marketplaces to build ...

December 8, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Malicious extensions do occasionally find their way into the Chrome Web Store (and similar libraries in other ...

Incognito mode does not protect you from being tracked. This allows you to see hidden surfing traces and remove them ...

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