It sounds counterintuitive, but hear me out. If you’re looking for a new browser extension to try, or you want to download one that has been recommended to you, stop using the Chrome Web Store to look ...

In effort to slow the spread of malicious extensions on Windows devices, Google announced today that it will require all extensions to be hosted in the Chrome Web store, starting in January. In effort ...

Google says that this move will provide users robust information about extensions prior to installation so that they fully understand how their browsing experience will be impacted. To improve the ...

Google today announced five major changes to the Chrome Web Store. The first two are happening now: Developers are being subjected to a more rigorous review process, and the Chrome Web Store no longer ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Google today announced Chrome extensions not in the Chrome Web Store are ...

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 ...

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.

A newly devised "polymorphic" attack allows malicious Chrome extensions to morph into other browser extensions, including password managers, crypto wallets, and banking apps, to steal sensitive ...

Google made a couple of updates to its Chrome Web Store today and with these, developers can now use the store to offer free trials for packaged apps (which are able to run offline). But more ...

A researcher has uncovered five malicious ad-blocker extensions on the Chrome Web Store that were installed by 20 million Chrome users before Google removed them. The bogus ad blockers were discovered ...

Google announced today that extensions for its Chrome browser not available in the Chrome Web Store have been blocked for all Windows users, and that Mac users will follow come July of this year. The ...

Back in May of last year, Google started enforcing a policy that requires Chrome extensions be hosted on its Chrome Web Store, but only on Windows. The goal was to ...