LayerX found 17 malicious browser extensions with 840,000+ downloads Extensions hijacked affiliate links, injected tracking, and enabled ad fraud All extensions removed, but users must uninstall them ...

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AI-powered add-ons may collect a lot of information about you.

Security experts have uncovered dangerous Chrome extensions that promise or impersonate AI tools to steal sensitive data.

A malvertising campaign is using a fake ad-blocking Chrome and Edge extension named NexShield that intentionally crashes the browser in preparation for ClickFix attacks. The attacks were spotted ...

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PCWorld reports that over 840,000 users were infected by malicious browser extensions containing GhostPoster malware hidden in extension logos. These harmful extensions operated undetected in official ...

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a serious threat hiding inside Google Chrome. Several browser extensions pretend to be helpful tools. In reality, they quietly take over user accounts. These ...

Hundreds of popular add‑ons used encrypted, URL‑sized payloads to send search queries, referrers, and timestamps to outside servers, in some cases tied to data brokers and unknown operators.

Browser extensions operate at a uniquely powerful level within the browser ecosystem. Depending on the permissions they are granted, extensions can read on-screen content, monitor activity, modify ...

You can unlock many YouTube Premium-like features for free on desktop using browser extensions. Tools like Enhancer for YouTube, uBlock Origin Lite, Unhook, Volume ...