May 08, 2020 More crypto-stealing Chrome extensions swatted by Google Google deleted more malicious extensions from the Chrome Web Store after they were found to be phishing cryptocurrency users. Naked Security
May 01, 2020 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. Naked Security
April 16, 2020 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. Naked Security
January 29, 2020 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. Naked Security
September 23, 2019 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. Naked Security
June 14, 2018 Google locks out extensions that don’t come from its Chrome Web Store Time's up for Chrome extensions from third-party sites. Naked Security