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Google removes 32 malicious Chrome extensions with 75 million installs from the Web Store
That number may have been inflated, though
"Dormant Color" malware infects millions of PCs with malicious Chrome extensions
What just happened? Researchers with Guardio Security uncovered a "vast campaign" of malicious data-collecting browser extensions. The analysts dubbed it "Dormant Colors" because of the malware's focus on color and style themes --- Action Colors, Power Colors, Super Colors, and so on. Dormant Colors consists of 30 different extensions that millions of users have downloaded.
Researchers identify 28 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions with millions of users
Remove any you might have installed
Mozilla is investigating YouTube's curious recommendation algorithms
Taking a closer look at YouTube recommendations
Google removes 106 malicious Chrome extensions that were spying on users
Downloaded 32 million times, they were collecting keystrokes, authentication cookies, and more
Most Google Chrome extensions have fewer than 1,000 installs
Half the extensions on the Chrome Web Store have fewer than 16 installs
Chrome is only as secure as the extensions you use
Nearly a third of Chrome extensions use third-party libraries that contain publicly known vulnerabilities
Firefox 64 arrives with extension recommendations, improved tab management, and more
For those who dislike Chrome
Over 11 million people have installed spyware from 'Big Star Labs'
Apps are quietly collecting full browser histories against Google rules
Google is removing cryptomining extensions from the Chrome Web Store
This is what happens when devs break the rules
