My most useful Chrome extension was stealing my data for years

As someone who works with images for almost every part of my job, I really don’t like Google’s WebP format. It’s fine for ...
9to5Google

Your favorite image-saving Chrome extension was scraping your data for cash

Seemingly out of nowhere, the “Save image as Type” Chrome extension was marked for removal, with Google warning users ...
Hosted on MSN

30+ Chrome extensions disguised as AI chatbots steal users' API keys, emails, other sensitive data

Are you a good bot or a bad bot? More than 30 malicious Chrome extensions installed by at least 260,000 users purport to be helpful AI assistants, but they steal users' API keys, email messages, and ...
Forbes

Billions Of Google Chrome Users Warned As Syncjacking Hack Steals Data

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. As I reported Dec. 29, hackers using compromised Chrome ...
Cybernews

Who owns your Chrome extension? Researchers warn side projects are being turned into malware

Many Chrome extensions start as small developer projects, and once they gain users, are sold on. But what if the new owner turns out to be a bad actor who gains the ability to update software running ...