Google Chrome change that weakens ad blockers begins June 3rd
Google is continuing with its plan to phase out Manifest V2 extensions in Chrome starting in early June 2024, weakening the abilities of ad blockers. [...]
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Google is continuing with its plan to phase out Manifest V2 extensions in Chrome starting in early June 2024, weakening the abilities of ad blockers. [...]
Starting Monday, users will gradually be warned the end is near On Monday, some people using Beta, Dev, and Canary builds of Google Chrome will be presented with a warning when they access their browser's extension management page – located at chrome://extensions.…
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Over 90 malicious Android apps were found installed over 5.5 million times through Google Play to deliver malware and adware, with the Anatsa banking trojan seeing a recent surge in activity. [...]
The dangerous Anatsa banking Trojan is among the malware being spread to Android users via decoy mobile apps in recent months.