Security News > 2018 > October > Google Cracks Down on Malicious Chrome Extensions in Major Update
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2018-10-02 14:01
Starting today, extensions with obfuscated code are banned and developers must go through a stricter extensions review process.
News URL
https://threatpost.com/google-cracks-down-on-malicious-chrome-extensions-in-major-update/137861/
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