Web browsers are among the most essential pieces of software we use daily, yet we often take them for granted. Most users settle for whatever default ships with their devices -- and that's a mistake.

Security researchers LayerX have discovered 17 extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge browsers which monitored people’s internet activity and installed backdoors for persistent access. In total, the ...

A fresh variant of the ClickFix attack relies on a malicious Chrome extension to display a security warning and lure victims into executing unwanted commands to install malware, Huntress reports.