How you might get hacked by a Chrome extension

Malware isn’t just about native executables or rogue apps, not any more -- a malicious browser extension can cause almost as many problems on all your devices at once. With the right permissions, for example, your new Chrome add-on could steal your user credentials, post as you on social media, read your emails, help launch a DDoS attack, and more. Worst of all, this isn’t even particularly difficult. Some carefully crafted JavaScript gives the hacker everything they need. What can you do? The first step is to understand the possibilities, and Maxime Kjaer’s recent blog post can help. The Computer… [Continue Reading]