A planned update to one of the Google Chrome extensions APIs would kill much more than a few ad blockers, ZDNet has learned, including browser extensions for antivirus products, parental control ...

After being ripped to shreds by angry users, Google engineers have promised today that the upcoming changes to Chrome's extensions system won't cripple ad blockers, as everyone is fearing. Instead, ...

Chrome extensions called "Phantom Shuttle" stole user data for years before Google removed them from the Chrome Web Store ...

Over the past 18 months, Google has pushed to improve Chrome extension security—a welcome goal given the sketchy morass of extensions that have been out there for years. But one proposed change ...

A newly devised "polymorphic" attack allows malicious Chrome extensions to morph into other browser extensions, including password managers, crypto wallets, and banking apps, to steal sensitive ...