A Google Chrome extension with a "Featured" badge and six million users has been observed silently gathering every prompt ...

These extensions carry a store seal of approval from Google (and Microsoft). All but one carry 'Featured’ badges to signal to ...

Google has released an emergency security update to fix the seventh Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks this year. "Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-13223 exists in the wild ...

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Here we go again, as Microsoft targets Chrome users. Republished on September 18 with a new infostealer warning for Chrome and Edge users, as passwords, cookies and payment data are stolen from PCs.

Let's talk about proxy servers. Proxy servers are often confused with virtual private networks (VPNs) because their network architectures are very similar. But proxies and VPNs are very different ...

I'm a seasoned journalist who has been writing about consumer tech for the last fifteen years, and dabbling in it for longer still. Outside of writing, you'll find me nerding out over coffee, watching ...

Blockchain security firm SlowMist released a detailed report exposing a critical vulnerability in SwitchyOmega, a widely used Chrome proxy-switching extension, highlighting its potential to steal ...

Google's Chrome browser has been many people's default choice for years. Not because it's the most feature-laden or functionally rewarding browser out there. The reason is the Google Account trap, ...

Like other web browsers, Google Chrome features a cache that stores files such as images, scripts and video content from websites that you visit over time. Having these cached images and files in ...

As noted by uBlock Origin’s Raymond Hill on X (formerly Twitter), Google Chrome has begun disabling and suggesting the removal of extensions that are not updated for Manifest V3, as of Oct. 14. Google ...