Microsoft has introduced an updated version of the "Publish API for Edge extension developers" that increases the security for developer accounts and the updating of browser extensions. When first ...

A seven-year malicious browser extension campaign infected 4.3 million Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge users with malware, including backdoors and spyware sending people's data to servers in China.

New research out today from browser security company SquareX Ltd. is warning of a hidden application programming interface in Perplexity AI Inc.’s Comet browser that allows extensions in the ...

SquareX has disclosed a previously undocumented API within the Comet AI browser that allows its embedded extensions to execute arbitrary commands and launch applications — capabilities mainstream ...

Every day, millions of people install tiny browser add-ons they believe will improve productivity or entertainment. With so many options available on the Chrome Web Store, users often rely on trust ...

The recent attack campaign targeting browser extensions shows that malicious browser extensions are the next frontier for identity attacks. More than 2.6 million users across thousands of ...

The shutter is coming down on widely used Google Chrome extensions that haven’t been updated to a new version of the software. Google warned last year that it was barring access to extensions that ...

Some people view browser extensions as a necessary piece of the puzzle, while others see them as a danger. So, how could something so small present such a problem for users? Consider a recent report ...