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Google Removes Safe Extension as Imposter Threatens Users

1/2/2025

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Story summary

In a shocking turn of events, Google has pulled the legitimate Chrome extension EditThisCookie, while a dangerous imposter, EditThisCookies®, remains available, threatening user data. Compounding the issue, Cyberhaven's extension was hacked, impacting 2.6 million users. Experts are sounding the alarm on rising vulnerabilities in browser extensions, calling for urgent security upgrades from developers.

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Story summary

In a shocking turn of events, Google has pulled the legitimate Chrome extension EditThisCookie, while a dangerous imposter, EditThisCookies®, remains available, threatening user data. Compounding the issue, Cyberhaven's extension was hacked, impacting 2.6 million users. Experts are sounding the alarm on rising vulnerabilities in browser extensions, calling for urgent security upgrades from developers.