Google has officially launched its Chrome Web Store for Enterprises, allowing organizations to create a curated list of extensions that can be installed in employees' web browsers. Malicious Chrome ...

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The age of sideloading extensions is over for Chrome users on Windows PCs. After announcing Chrome would become a walled garden in November, Google followed through with its promise on Tuesday. Chrome ...

Google is cracking down again on deceptive Chrome extension installation practices. The browser maker listed new rules yesterday that extension developers must follow, or face the possibility of ...

Security researchers revealed this week that Google recently removed more than 500 extensions from its Chrome Web Store after learning that they injected malicious ads into people’s browsing sessions.

Google announced it is pulling cryptocurrency mining extensions from its Chrome Web Store April 2 after “90%” failed to comply with its rules. In a blog post, extensions platform product manager James ...

Three malicious Chrome extensions spoofing AdBlock Plus were removed from the Chrome Web Store this week. Google scrambled this week to remove a malicious Chrome extension from its store and users’ ...

Editor’s Note: As of March 10, the warning on the Chrome Web Store page has been removed, and replaced with a message that says: “You can now add extensions from the Chrome Web Store to Microsoft Edge ...

Google today announced that it will ban from its Chrome Web Store any and all browser extensions that mine crypto. Mining cryptocurrencies in the browser isn’t the most efficient way for individuals ...

Earlier this year, Google announced some changes to the Chrome Web Store in an effort to curb malicious extensions. Now, Google is announcing that paid Chrome extensions will no longer be available.