The Hidden Dangers of Web Browser Extensions

3,00,000-plus Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge users hit by ...

According to a report by cybersecurity company ReasonLabs, these malware-laden browser extensions have existed since 2021 and have infected at least 300,000 ...

Decoy Docs and Malicious Browser Extensions: A Closer Look at a ...

Discover how malicious browser extensions, leveraging open-source code, are delivered through a decoy document and a Windows executable to ...

6 Browser Extensions to Protect You From Cyberattacks - CNET

If you're visiting an unprotected website, HTTPS Everywhere checks to see if it offers a secure connection. If one is available, the add-on ...

Bug on chatgpt that doesn't allow me to scroll

If chatgpt requires a specific browser, it should provide one that works on all computers, existing browser are really too picky on the OS and ...

Top 10 Chrome Privacy Extensions | VeePN Blog

Most often, to spread even more targeted ads. The data collected by Google services include your search history, activities, location, browsing ...

Effective detection of vulnerable and malicious browser extensions

Unsafely coded browser extensions can compromise the security of a browser, making them attractive targets for attackers as a primary vehicle for conducting ...

The Case for Limiting Your Browser Extensions - Krebs on Security

How did a browser extension lead to a malicious link being added to the health insurance company Web site? This compromised extension tries to ...

Can Google Chrome browser extensions be dangerous? - WTOP

A browser is your window to the online world and, despite all the security that Google has built into Chrome, allowing anything into your ...

5 malicious Chrome extensions to remove ASAP - Here's how

Not only do you get continuous protection from the latest threats, but its AI-driven Web Shield browser extension blocks dangerous websites ...

List Browser Extensions with PowerShell for IT Pros | NinjaOne

Review the list of detected extensions and cross-check them against your approved list. Educate users about the risks associated with browser extensions and ...

Spin.AI Reveals SaaS Security Insights in New Report - Business Wire

The report reveals concerning statistics: nearly 51% of browser extensions pose a high risk to data stored in Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 ...

It's rare for browser extensions to be dangerous, but take precautions

Allowing anything into your browser can potentially allow others to monitor everything you're doing or modify what you'll actually see as ...

53 Browser Extensions to Perform Accessibility Testing - DigitalA11Y

The ARC Toolkit is a set of accessibility tools which aids developers in identifying accessibility problems and features for WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1, WCAG 2.2, EN ...

Cyberattacks through Browser Extensions – the Importance of MFA

Also, cybersecurity giant, Kaspersky, recently identified 34 malicious Chrome extensions with over 87 million downloads. Multiple malicious ...

Spin.AI: nearly half of browser extensions pose a high risk to data

A new report by Spin.AI sheds light on the often-overlooked security risks associated with browser extensions in the ever-expanding SaaS ...

Can Browser Extensions Be Dangerous? - Data Doctors

Thankfully, the instances of truly malicious browser extensions is rare and when Google detects that an extension has become malicious, it ...

25 Best Chrome Extensions To Protect Your Privacy - RunCloud

With the help of these extensions available in the Chrome Web Store, you can do a lot, such as blocking ads, disabling IP leakage, managing ...

What Are The Risks of Browser Extensions? (1/2) - Multilogin

As for the case of Firefox? Imagine that you load an extension resource inside a page using an extension URL that includes a randomized ...

Large-scale Detection of Privacy Leaks for BAT Browsers ...

Abstract: Although browser extensions bring users a better experience, it creates a hidden danger of privacy leakage. A common privacy leakage detection ...

Spying Browser Extensions: Analysis and Detection - ResearchGate

We observe that these extensions steal a variety of sensitive user information, such as the complete browsing history of the users (e.g., the ...