Category Archives: Google Chrome Extension

Google Announces 5 Major Security Updates for Chrome Extensions

Google has made several new announcements for its Chrome Web Store that aims at making Chrome extensions more secure and transparent to its users.Over a couple of years, we have seen a significant rise in malicious extensions that appear to offer useful functionalities, while running hidden malicious scripts in the background without the user's knowledge.However, the best part is that

Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Extensions From Chrome Web Store

In an effort to prevent cryptojacking by extensions that maliciously mine digital currencies without users' awareness, Google has implemented a new Web Store policy that bans any Chrome extension submitted to the Web Store that mines cryptocurrency.Over the past few months, we have seen a sudden rise in malicious extensions that appear to offer useful functionality, while embedding hidden