Tech Times

Fake Perplexity Chrome Extension: How One Permission Combo Logged Every Keystroke

Fake Perplexity Chrome extension exploited a legal permission combination to log every address-bar keystroke before ...
Tech Times

Microsoft Pulls 119 Malicious Edge Extensions Hiding Malware in Images

StegoAd Microsoft Edge extensions malware affected up to 2.6 million users after the company removed 119 add-ons that hid ...

Google is finally banning Chrome extensions that let you jailbreak chatbots

Google is tightening Chrome extension rules with stricter privacy requirements, AI safeguards, and new bans on prediction market tools.
Decrypt

Fake Mac Clipboard App Delivers New Password-Stealing Malware

A new Mac infostealer dubbed PamStealer impersonates the open-source Maccy clipboard manager to steal passwords and more.
CNET

Don't Plug Your Air Conditioner or These 6 Other Devices Into an Extension Cord

Corin Cesaric-Epple is an Editor at CNET covering home and kitchen tech and meal kits, and reporting regularly on artificial intelligence. She earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from the ...

Microsoft takes down over 100 malicious Edge extensions hiding malware in images and fonts

Microsoft says these 119 malicious extensions were downloaded a total of 2.6 million times since 2021.