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Chrome extensions are abusing Google's lousy security policies to come first in search results

Despite the forced transition to Manifest V3, Chrome extensions remain as dangerous and malicious as ever. Rogue developers can disguise their creations as legitimate extensions still using...

While searching for the "Norton Password Manager" extension on the Chrome Web Store, Palant encountered numerous seemingly unrelated results. Official Chrome Web Store policies explicitly prohibit search result manipulation, yet hundreds of extensions are flagrantly violating these rules to secure undeserved visibility and promotion. The researcher reported this issue to Google, highlighting what appears to be a coordinated effort to manipulate the Chrome Web Store search system.

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