Facebook sues two Chrome extension devs for scraping user data
Image: Kon Karampelas Facebook filed a lawsuit today in Portugal against two Portuguese nationals for developing browser extensions that scraped user data from Facebook...
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Critical Bugs in Firefox and Chrome Allow Exploitation – E Hacking News
On Thursday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) asked clients of Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox browser and Windows, macOS, and Linux clients of...
Google Pays Out Over $100,000 for Vulnerabilities Patched With Chrome 87 Update
An update released this week by Google for Chrome 87 patches 16 vulnerabilities, including 14 rated high severity. The company has awarded more than...
Millions of Users Downloaded 28 Malicious Chrome and Edge Extensions
Malware hidden in 28 third-party extensions for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge redirects users to ads or phishing sites, Avast warned this week. Distributed...
Three million users installed 28 malicious Chrome or Edge extensions
More than three million internet users are believed to have installed 15 Chrome, and 13 Edge extensions that contain malicious code, security firm Avast...
Watch Out! Adrozek Malware Hijacking Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Yandex Browsers
Microsoft on Thursday took the wraps off an ongoing campaign impacting popular web browsers that stealthily injects malware-infested ads into search results to earn...
Microsoft exposes Adrozek, malware that hijacks Chrome, Edge, and Firefox
Image: Microsoft Microsoft has raised the alarm today about a new malware strain that infects users’ devices and then proceeds to modify browsers and...
Chrome, Edge and Firefox May Leak Information on Installed Apps
Two information disclosure vulnerabilities recently identified in the Chrome, Edge, and Firefox web browsers may be exploited to obtain information on applications on the...
Google Asks Chrome Extensions to Post Privacy Policies
Google this week announced an update to its Chrome store policies that requires all extensions to be explicit about the collection and use of...
Starting next year, Chrome extensions will show what data they collect from users
Image: Google Google said today it plans to add a new section on the Chrome Web Store where extension developers will be able to...