Security News > 2018 > January > Google Chrome Once Again Target of Malicious Extensions

2018-01-16 21:33
Researchers at network security vendor ICEBRG recently discovered four malicious extensions in the official Google Chrome Web Store with a combined user count of more than 500,000, and as with past incidents, the implications are serious for both consumers and enterprises. ICEBRG notified Google and three of the extensions have since been removed from the […]
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