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 ...

More than 2 million users of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge have fallen victim to what cybersecurity researchers at Koi Security call a “sophisticated” malware campaign—one of the largest browser ...

On Windows and MacOS, Google Chrome’s bread and butter is extensions. They round out the user experience, and each user finds a different arsenal of add-ons useful. That feature never made it to ...

Automated validation checks: Edge extension reviews now include automated checks to consistently identify policy violations ...

Browser extensions like password managers and shopping aids can be very handy tools, or they can be up to no good, such as hidden crypto miners and keyloggers. Some of them even embed game console ...

Malicious Chrome and Edge browser extensions with over 3 million installs, most of them still available on the Chrome Web Store and the Microsoft Edge Add-ons portal, are capable of stealing users' ...

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.

A widespread campaign featuring a malicious installer that saddles users with difficult-to-remove malicious Chrome and Edge browser extensions has been spotted by researchers. “The trojan malware ...

If you only download Microsoft Edge add-ons (also known as extensions) via the official Microsoft Edge Add-ons Store, you can rest assured that they’re at least checked for malware before being made ...

Microsoft is reacting to AI-coded Edge extensions by using more AI and automated checks in the add-on review process itself.

Microsoft is adopting automated reviews for Edge extensions to handle a massive surge in AI submissions and clear up long ...