Google deleted more malicious extensions from the Chrome Web Store after they were found to be phishing cryptocurrency users.
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Google fights spammy extensions with new Chrome Web Store policy
The policies are specifically meant to fight spam, but they outlaw tactics taken by malicious extensions as well, including fake reviews.
49 malicious Chrome extensions caught pickpocketing crypto wallets
They were posing as crypto wallets in order to rip off users’ private keys and mnemonic phrases and drain real wallets. Google’s yanked them.
Fraud spike prompts Chrome developer lock-out
Google Chrome extension developers have been left high and dry for weeks as the company struggles to cope with a spike in fraud on the Chrome Web Store.
Google pulls more fake adblockers from Chrome Web Store
Google has again been reprimanded for not spotting fake extensions impersonating popular brands in its Chrome Web Store.
Google locks out extensions that don’t come from its Chrome Web Store
Time’s up for Chrome extensions from third-party sites.