Chrome Web Store extensions caught stealing crypto, browser data

Multiple extensions for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge delivered a malware framework that deployed modules to steal ...

Chrome just flagged a hugely popular extension as unsafe

GoFullPage was removed from the Chrome Web Store and flagged as unsafe. Its developers say a copyright dispute is to blame, not malware.
NewsBytes

Google removes popular Chrome extensions: What users need to know

Google has officially removed all Manifest V2 extensions, including uBlock Origin, from the Chrome Web Store, marking the ...

The Manifest V2 era on the Chrome Web Store is officially over

Google has officially removed all remaining Manifest V2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Here is what it means for ...
SiliconANGLE

Google announces new Chrome Web Store for enterprise browser extension control

Chrome extension management can burden many security teams when employees install them on their computers. To lighten that burden, Google LLC today announced a new curated Chrome Web Store for ...
Android Police

New Chrome Web Store badges make discovering safe and helpful extensions a lot easier

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...
Bleeping Computer

Google Chrome to warn when installed extensions are malware

Google is testing a new feature in the Chrome browser that will warn users when an installed extension has been removed from the Chrome Web Store, usually indicative of it being malware. An unending ...
VentureBeat

Google blocks extensions not listed in the Chrome Web Store for all Windows users, will expand to Mac in July

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Google today announced Chrome extensions not in the Chrome Web Store are ...