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Anthony Spadafora

Over 280 million at risk from malware-filled Chrome extensions — how to stay safe

And image of the Google Chrome logo on a laptop.

In the same way that you need to be careful when installing new apps on your smartphone, you also have to be cautious when adding new extensions to your browser, especially with Google Chrome.

With a 65% market share worldwide according to Statcounter, Chrome is the most popular browser by far which makes it the perfect target for hackers and other cybercriminals. While cyberattacks often exploit zero-day flaws in Google’s browser, there’s an easier way to target Chrome users: malicious extensions.

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