Fake Chrome extension 'breaks' your computer before it hits you with malware — how to stay safe

Chrome and Edge users are being targeted by a fake ad blocker extension that crashes their browsers and then infects their ...

Malicious Google Chrome extensions hijack accounts

Malicious Chrome extensions steal login data by impersonating Workday, NetSuite and SAP SuccessFactors platforms, cybersecurity researchers say.
AZ Central

How dangerous can browser extensions be to your computer?

QUESTION: Is there any reason to be concerned with Chrome extensions? ANSWER: One of the many reasons that Google’s Chrome browser has become the most popular browser in the world includes the ability ...

Malicious GhostPoster browser extensions found with 840,000 installs

Another set of 17 malicious extensions linked to the GhostPoster campaign has been discovered in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge ...
Business Insider

How to see exactly which Google Chrome tabs, websites, and extensions are slowing down your computer

It's no secret that Google Chrome is often the culprit behind a slow computer, even if your computer is relatively new. Open enough tabs in Chrome and you can easily eat up all your RAM, which doesn't ...
Ars Technica

Malicious Chrome extensions infect 100,000-plus users, again

Criminals infected more than 100,000 computers with browser extensions that stole login credentials, surreptitiously mined cryptocurrencies, and engaged in click fraud. The malicious extensions were ...