Non-exhaustive list of the media coverage of our AsiaCCS 2024 paper “What is in the Chrome Web Store? Investigating Security-Noteworthy Browser Extensions”:
Non-exhaustive list of the media coverage of our AsiaCCS 2024 paper “What is in the Chrome Web Store? Investigating Security-Noteworthy Browser Extensions”:
https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/23/google_chrome_web_store_vetting/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/06/24/280-million-google-chrome-users-installed-dangerous-extensions-study-says/
https://adguard.com/en/blog/google-extensions-danger-malware.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/103522-researchers-280-million-people-installed-malware-infected-chrome.html
https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/121520/substantial-risk-of-malicious-extensions-in-chrome-web-store/
https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/malware-adware/malware-filled-extensions-are-a-chrome-threat-you-cant-ignore-reportedly-installed-by-280-million-over-the-last-three-years
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4327340/google-underplaying-risk-compromised-extensions-chrome
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-06-experts-millions-users-malware-infected.html
https://cybernews.com/security/users-download-millions-insecure-browser-extensions/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/security-experts-find-millions-of-users-running-malware-infected-extensions-from-google-chrome-web-store/ar-BB1oRUNI?item=themed_featuredapps_enabled%3Floadin&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/280-million-google-chrome-users-downloaded-malware-infected-browser-extensions-9-ways-to-protect-yourself-101719399404753.html
https://www.standsapp.org/blog/280-million-google-chrome-users-installed-vulnerable-extensions/
https://itondemand.com/2024/06/28/280m-users-may-have-installed-chrome-extension-malware/
https://www.yourtechupdates.com/2024/07/16/is-that-chrome-extension-filled-with-malware/
https://www.vietnam.vn/en/hang-tram-trieu-nguoi-dung-trinh-duyet-chrome-dinh-ma-doc-qua-extension/
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/over-280-million-risk-malware-195748224.html?guccounter=1
https://www.idx.us/knowledge-center/fake-errors-and-bad-extensions-the-latest-browser-threats
https://content.techgig.com/technology-unplugged/stanford-university-reveals-280-million-chrome-users-at-risk-heres-9-safety-tips/articleshow/111307339.cms
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/malware-in-google-chrome-extensions-what-you-need-to-know/articleshow/111283279.cms
https://www.mescomputing.com/news/4328982/google-underplaying-risk-compromised-extensions-chrome
https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/millions-of-people-are-using-compromised-google-chrome-browsers-due-to-malware-infected-extensions-stanford-researchers-find/articleshow/111275546.cms
https://www.digit.in/news/general/study-reveals-280-million-google-chrome-users-have-installed-dangerous-extensions.html
Interestingly, 2 days after having submitted our paper on arxiv, Google published a post stating that “In 2024, less than 1% of all installs from the Chrome Web Store were found to include malware. We’re proud of this record and yet some bad extensions still get through, which is why we also monitor published extensions.” link
Articles in German:
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2024/02/16/sicherheitsluecken-bei-browserweiterungen-im-chrome-web-store
https://www.gew-ansbach.de/data/2024/02/CISPA_Sicherheitsluecken_bei_Browserweiterungen_im_Chrome_Web_Store_2024-02-17.pdf
https://www.krankenhaus-it.de/item.3084/sicherheitsluecken-bei-browserweiterungen-im-chrome-web-store.html