Google Bug Bounty Program to Include Chrome Extensions

Google has announced it will retool its bounty program and extend its scope to include Chrome apps and extensions branded as “by Google,” including extensions tied to popular products such as Gmail and Hangouts. According to a post by Google’s Michal Zalewski and Eduardo Vela Nava on the company’...

Google Pulls Adware Extensions from Chrome Store

Two Chrome extensions went from legitimate browsing ad-ons to adware-spewing nuisances in the blink of a legitimate transaction. Google recently took action against the Add to Feedly and Tweet this Page extensions, removing both from the Chrome Store after they were sold to adware brokers and fou...

Adware Companies buying popular Chrome extensions to inject Ads and Malware

Browser extensions are extra features and functionality that you can easily add to Google Chrome, Firefox and other popular Browsers, but they can be used to serve malicious adware, which automatically renders advertisements in order to generate revenue for its author. Hackers are now taking thei...

Google Adds Feature to Keep Malware Out of Chrome Web Store

Google is adding more security controls to its browser-based Chrome Web Store by adding a new application-vetting feature called ‘Enhanced Item Validation.’ For all intents and purposes, the search giant claims that the new policy will only impact application developers in that they will have to...