Browser extensions let you customize and add new features to Google Chrome but these 35 unlisted ones require sensitive permissions that could put your privacy at risk.

Attackers have started to exploit the very signals that users assume will keep them safe when it comes to add-ons to improve ...

As reported by Notebookcheck, a number of popular extensions that enable things like dark mode and adblocking in Google’s browser have been hijacked by hackers, putting 3.2 million Chrome users ...

Experis Cyber revealed that dozens of well-known and Google-verified extensions turned into spying tools, including among ...

Security researchers have uncovered dozens of malicious Chrome and Edge extensions secretly tracking users’ online activity ...

Tuckner’s discovery is reminiscent of a 2019 analysis that found browser extensions installed on 4 million browsers collected ...

Maintain peak performance and privacy by cleaning out browser extensions that quietly use your PC resources for web scraping ...

The most popular of the extensions is called Cuponomia: Coupons and Cashback (with 700,000+ users), followed by Fire Shield Extension Protection and Total Safety for Chrome (with 300,000+ users each).

The discovery of over 35 compromised Chrome extensions, putting 2.6 million users at risk, is a wake-up call for everyone. Removing suspicious extensions is an essential step to protect your data.

For other extensions at risk of being disabled, you’ll need to find an MV3 alternative for those as well. If they don’t have a warning message on the Chrome Web Store page, they should be fine.