Popular Chrome extension "Save Image as Type" was hijacked, impacting over 1 million users

Google delisted the image conversion tool earlier this month, but not before it had likely been modifying thousands of users' ...

My most useful Chrome extension was stealing my data for years

An extension I used almost every day was bought by a new owner and loaded up with spyware. It happened in 2024, but Google ...

This popular image-saving Chrome extension was just flagged as malware

This is where the popular Chrome extension Save Image as Type comes in (or used to come in). With over a million users at its ...

Popular Chrome extension disabled for containing malware

Do you use the Chrome extension "Save image as Type?" If so, you are one of more than one million users who woke up this morning to find out that Google has disabled the extension in your Chrome web ...
9to5Google

Your favorite image-saving Chrome extension was scraping your data for cash

Seemingly out of nowhere, the “Save image as Type” Chrome extension was marked for removal, with Google warning users ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Google kept featuring this Chrome extension for months after it turned malicious

How can an extension change hands with no oversight?

AppsFlyer Web SDK used to spread crypto stealer JavaScript code

Malicious JavaScript code delivered by the AppsFlyer Web SDK hijacked cryptocurrency, potentially in a supply-chain attack.
The Register-Herald

'I came to try and save the club:' Veteran coach Halilhodzic on returning to struggling Nantes at 73

At 73 years old and with grandchildren to look after Vahid Halilhodzic was enjoying his retirement following nearly 50 years in soccer as a player and a coach. Then a ...