Almost a dozen malicious extensions with 1.7 million downloads in Google's Chrome Web Store could track users, steal browser ...

Security researchers have discovered 11 malicious Google Chrome extensions that have collectively been downloaded over 1.7 ...

A new plugin for Chrome users eliminates ads that pop up unexpectedly and also gives users control over reading difficulty ...

The Google security team went on to identify an additional 430 Chrome web browser extensions involved. These, along with the original 70 extensions, were then removed from the Google Chrome Web Store.

Google wants to throw yet another app type into the mix, though. With the shutdown of Chrome Apps, Google is working to bring Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) to the desktop.