Extensions are an often crucial addition to your browser that let you get more functionality out of the software you use to surf the web, whether that’s customizing certain features or adding useful ...
An innovative prompt injection attacker can steal your data using nothing but a browser extension. Browser security vendor LayerX published research today dedicated to an attack it discovered that ...
Malicious Chrome and Edge extensions collected browsing history, keystrokes and personal data from millions of users before ...
While most enterprises lock down endpoints, harden networks, and scan for vulnerabilities, one of the riskiest vectors often slips through unmonitored: browser extensions. These small, user-installed ...
Everyone knows (or should know) that the safest way to handle browser extensions is to make sure you're getting them from a trusted, reliable source. That alone isn't enough to ensure you want fall ...
I’ve worked as a content creator, editor, and writer for more than two decades, which means I spend a lot of time behind a keyboard and monitor. That experience has taught me that the right browser ...
Extensions installed on almost 1 million devices have been overriding key security protections to turn browsers into engines that scrape websites on behalf of a paid service, a researcher said. The ...
Almost 7 million users have attempted to install malicious browser extensions since 2020, with 70% of those extensions used as adware to target users with advertisements. The most common payloads ...
Most of us spend a lot of time inside a web browser. If you're a Chrome, Firefox, or Edge user, then you'll know these browsers come with a huge number of third-party extensions to augment the ...