Color pickers let users select any color from a website and copy it into a clipboard for later use - helpful for designing apps, websites, and the like. This particular extension from Geco is still ...

Q: How can I tell if my web browser has been hijacked? A: A browser hijack sounds dramatic, but it’s one of the most common and easiest to miss signs of unwanted software. Instead of breaking your ...

A new attack called 'Browser Syncjacking' demonstrates the possibility of using a seemingly benign Chrome extension to take over a victim's device. The new attack method, discovered by security ...

In short: Google is classifying “back button hijacking” as spam, targeting sites that abuse the browser History API to trap users when they try to navigate away. Enforcement begins 15 June 2026, with ...

Google says it is expanding its policies to crack down on websites which trap users with "back button hijacking". Back button hijacking is when a website interferes with a browser so the back button ...

Security researchers have warned of a new attack which could enable malicious extensions to gain full control of a targeted browser and device, with minimal user interaction. SquareX said that, until ...

Despite verified status and high ratings, 18 extensions silently deployed surveillance code, raising urgent questions about Chrome and Edge extension review processes. A widespread browser hijacking ...

The web browser has quietly become one of the most critical components of enterprise infrastructure—and one of the most dangerous. On September 29th at 12:00 PM ET, BleepingComputer and SC Media will ...

Google is expanding its spam enforcement policies to crack down on a deceptive web practice known as back button hijacking. The update focuses on websites that interfere with a user’s attempt to ...

All too often, clicking the back button in your browser doesn’t actually take you back. It’s called back button hijacking, and Google has thus far tolerated it. That ends in June, when the company ...

This is due to the new Google search penalty for back button hijacking.

Back-button hijacking has been around for years, and usually works by inserting new pages in the browser history or using JavaScript in the background to manipulate the redirects. Not every ...