At the Chrome Dev Summit that's taking place today in San Francisco, Google announced a new developer tool called VisBug that simplifies the task of editing a web page using a simple point-and-click ...

How can an extension change hands with no oversight?

Google has begun testing their upcoming extension manifest V3 in the the latest Chrome Canary build, and with this initial 'alpha' release, developers can begin testing their extensions under the ...

In a unique attack, cybercriminals locally install an extension to manipulate data in internal web applications that the victims have access to. Cybercriminals have been using a novel approach to ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google’s transition to Manifest V3 has been criticized for its potential impact on ad blockers. Google’s ...

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A Chrome extension named "QuickLens - Search Screen with Google Lens" has been removed from the Chrome Web Store after it was compromised to push malware and attempt to steal crypto from thousands of ...

Google launched today a new Chrome extension that will simplify the process of reporting a malicious site to the Google Safe Browsing team so that it can be analyzed, reviewed, and blacklisted in ...