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Google’s anti-phishing Chrome extension ‘Password Alert’ exploited with just 7 lines of code!

Posted on 4 May 2015

It just took seven lines of code to foil Google’s recently released anti-phishing Chrome extension Password Alert. Paul Moore, an information security consultant at UK firm Urity Group, uploaded a video to…

Google rolls out new Chrome extension ‘Password Alert’

Posted on 30 April 2015

Google on Wednesday introduced a new extension for its Chrome browser called Password Alert which aims to protect users against phishing attacks. “To help keep your account safe, today we’re launching Password…

Google disables around 200 bad Chrome browser extensions

Posted on 8 April 2015

Google has weeded out around 200 Chrome browser extensions in an attempt to save its users from unwanted ad injectors. Ad injectors are programs that plug into the Google Chrome browser and…

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