Google's Removed: 32 Malicious Chrome Extensions Ousted

Google clears Chrome Web Store of 32 malicious extensions with 75 million combined downloads

Extensions housed harmful code, cleverly disguised as a legitimate API wrapper.

[{"selector":"#anim-38dc0703-8b59-490a-a0e2-ba8073d7ab08","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-616660f5-1911-42cc-8377-24f932ab39a2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -154.1167%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2ee86131-491f-4f91-a009-63bdb1741476","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4c0dfcd-5912-4d81-98f8-359f7d3cbedb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -2094.01681%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ecf38071-786c-4145-9fb3-54d481b83287","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f7498643-cd58-42da-9f91-c98699a2f924","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -1870.94022%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Code allowed domain to inject JavaScript code into any user-visited website. Learn more

[{"selector":"#anim-7f0ccb61-8672-4bd3-9d61-522d304ddb9f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eeaf9e87-9660-4187-aa65-86178e9c675e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -177.13827%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Code allowed domain to inject JavaScript code into any user-visited website. Learn more

[{"selector":"#anim-e6eb29ca-8d52-4795-b8f0-bfc917ca921a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-22150500-0e44-4484-aae9-f296065224c5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-117.41936%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-977c55c1-b7e7-4ffe-8e6d-9d902754a636","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7f7d0c3d-ccfc-4c8f-8ffe-68914d7404a6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Extensions could insert ads into pages or potentially steal sensitive information. Learn more

Notorious 'infostealer' malware CryptBot also blocked by Google.

[{"selector":"#anim-112d1fe4-556d-47d2-bc57-3179955ddfe6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a4c49ac9-ec39-48fd-a4a2-edbbb694bb7b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 655.55543%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

[{"selector":"#anim-1aec4507-090b-4018-9f70-8e5b3741c0cb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef984f50-9b95-48ba-8951-7a1409cb4b87","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 407.46032%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-44d5438e-abed-490a-81b8-cf100973a4c3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6de44ee-ac68-43d2-838a-c2bb8a4dbec5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bb3ad499-569e-4746-9361-a67d33a98ca6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-42365e20-17e4-434d-8eb9-fd03e9653847","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 233.17460%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] All developers must adhere to strict security policies of Chrome Web Store. Despite the removal, users must manually deactivate or uninstall these extensions. Learn more

Google remains committed to user privacy and safety amid increasing cyber threats.

[{"selector":"#anim-e4d52b9e-b80c-42d8-9e94-ce8c8f088438","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":650,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f475a935-eee0-4c6d-becf-35b86c6e2ad4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -154.49736%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":650,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-59be43e8-8bce-4992-9760-d08907a88763","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Vigilance and proactive digital protection is essential for all users.

[{"selector":"#anim-54ca156c-c143-4eda-8f62-e9210e09c7f3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df267881-5ef9-4387-a8a7-8a3ee16b9c6b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b00a519a-3eda-4ee4-9d02-b8d4c80c087b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26fe3063-e74a-424e-a18f-842c50ec4216","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 162.19808%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more

Unveiling OPPO's MR Glass: A New Era in Mixed Reality

[{"selector":"#anim-5b73f65b-e8b3-4530-9463-01299b78c574","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more