Security News

Dozens of Chrome Extensions Hacked, Exposing Millions of Users to Data Theft
2024-12-29 17:54

A new attack campaign has targeted known Chrome browser extensions, leading to at least 35 extensions being compromised and exposing over 2.6 million users to data exposure and credential theft....

Cybersecurity firm's Chrome extension hijacked to steal users' data
2024-12-27 15:39

At least five Chrome extensions were compromised in a coordinated attack where a threat actor injected code that steals sensitive information from users. [...]

Google Chrome uses AI to analyze pages in new scam detection feature
2024-12-20 21:31

Google is using artificial intelligence to power a new Chrome scam protection feature that analyzes brands and the intent of pages as you browse the web. [...]

Google says new scam protection feature in Chrome uses AI
2024-12-20 21:31

Google is planning to use "AI" in Chrome to detect scams when you browse random web pages. [...]

Google Chrome’s AI feature lets you quickly check website trustworthiness
2024-12-02 10:46

Google Chrome's upcoming feature uses AI to provide a summary of reviews from independent websites about the store or website you're visiting. [...]

Fake Bitwarden ads on Facebook push info-stealing Chrome extension
2024-11-18 17:05

Fake Bitwarden password manager advertisements on Facebook are pushing a malicious Google Chrome extension that collects and steals sensitive user data from the browser. [...]

New Glove infostealer malware bypasses Chrome’s cookie encryption
2024-11-14 20:47

​New Glove Stealer information-stealing malware can bypass Google Chrome's Application-Bound (App-Bound) encryption to steal browser cookies. [...]

Google says “Enhanced protection” feature in Chrome now uses AI
2024-11-09 21:42

Google has quietly updated the description of one of the Chrome's security features "Enchaned protection" to confirm that it will be powered by AI in a future release. [...]

OpenAI's new ChatGPT Search Chrome extension feels like a search hijacker
2024-11-01 20:25

OpenAI's new "ChatGPT search" Chrome extension feels like nothing more than a typical search hijacker, changing Chrome's settings so your address bar searches go through ChatGPT Search instead. [...]

New tool bypasses Google Chrome’s new cookie encryption system
2024-10-28 20:59

A researcher has released a tool to bypass Google's new App-Bound encryption cookie-theft defenses and extract saved credentials from the Chrome web browser. [...]