A stealthy malware campaign, GhostPoster, has been using fake browser extensions to infiltrate Chrome, Firefox and Edge users, secretly stealing data and ad revenue for years.

There are probably hundreds of thousands of Google Chrome extensions out there, and with so many options to choose from, it can be hard to know whether the plugin you want to install is hiding malware ...

Browser extensions turned malicious after years of legitimate operation in DarkSpectre campaign affecting millions. The ...

The internet can be a dangerous place, and that's before you start integrating bits of third-party code into your browser. Some of those extensions end up being shady or even outright malicious, and ...

Malicious extensions do occasionally find their way into the Chrome Web Store (and similar libraries in other browsers) by posing as legitimate add-ons. They are particularly difficult to catch when ...

You know that you need to be careful with what you install on your computer — or at least you should by now. But web browsers are getting so complex and powerful ...

Despite verified status and high ratings, 18 extensions silently deployed surveillance code, raising urgent questions about Chrome and Edge extension review processes. A widespread browser hijacking ...

In brief: Just how bad is the problem of malicious extensions on the Chrome Web Store? That depends on who you believe. Google, for its part, says less than 1% of all installs include malware. But a ...