#browserextensions

En temas de seguridad, privacidad y protección, no basta solo con activar la alarma y asegurar puertas; también es necesario blindar ventanas y cerrar cortinas. Incluso, de ser necesario, poner candados

Researchers found numerous third-party extensions on Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge infected with malware. The malware hijacked traffic supposedly for monetary gains. In all, these extensions affected

After Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, malicious add-ons have now made their way into the Edge browser. Microsoft has recently removed 18 Edge extensions after they were found injecting ads to users’

Google has recently removed two malicious adblockers from the web store after they were found collecting user data. Uninstall them now if you have them running on your device. Malicious Adblockers on Chrome

Google Chrome has just announced a serious change that may not be good news for many developers. In a surprise announcement, Google announced shutting down the Chrome Web Store payments system. This move

Once again, cybercriminals have stealthily preyed on millions of Google users. Reportedly, Google removed numerous malicious Chrome extensions after researchers found them stealing users’ data. Malicious

A researcher has released a Chrome extension dubbed as ‘CursedChrome’ that can turn the Chrome browser into a hacker’s proxy bot. Though, there is another tool to avoid active attacks through such extensions.

Google has recently removed dozens of fake Chrome extensions from the Chrome store. These extensions were malicious since they targeted crypto wallets to steal keys. Fake Chrome Browser Extensions According

Google Web Store had hundreds of malicious Chrome extensions that used to barrage users with advertisements. Google has now removed 500 such extensions. Malicious Chrome Extensions Throwing Ads Reportedly,

In the past weeks, Mozilla has banned 197 Firefox add-ons for malicious activity. Not only have they removed the add-ons from the extension list but they also disabled them for current users. Mozilla Banned

LastPass has recently troubled users when it locked out people from accessing their accounts due to a bug. Once again, LastPass irritated their users due to another outage. However, this time, the incident

Google’s decision to truncate website URLs by hiding the 'www' in its Chrome browser troubled many users. Being the most popular browser, users weren’t comfortable with visiting websites with no ‘www’,

Ad blocker add-ons can also cause trouble to users. Recently, Google has busted two ad blockers from Chrome for ‘cookie stuffing’. Fake Ad Block Extensions on Play Store Recently, Andrey Meshkov of AdGuard

Taking another step towards their policy of ensuring privacy to users, Mozilla has now announced their first commercial product. Mozilla has launched a dedicated VPN extension for their Firefox browser,

After a lot of global chaos of disabled browser extensions, Mozilla finally succeeds in releasing a fix. Reportedly, the firm has now put an end to the Firefox disabled add-ons fiasco as it rolls out the

Cryptocurrencies are gaining significant attention from criminal hackers as a quick way to steal more money. In a single attempt and without much effort, they can pilfer cryptocurrencies worth millions

Google Chrome warns about some extensions that actually collect your data. These Chrome extensions not only spy on users but keep logs of their Facebook data. Considering their popularity and number of