It is no secret that the cryptocurrency industry has attracted a lot of attention from hackers and other criminals. The recent temporary removal of the MetaMask plugin from the Chrome Web Store created an opportunity for criminals to wreak havoc. It is evident that incidents like these will continue to affect the crypto industry for […]
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James Wagner, Extensions Platform Product Manager of Google, took to the behemoth’s Chromium Blog on Monday in a post titled, Protecting Users from Extension Cryptojacking. “Starting today,” Mr. Wagner explained, “Chrome Web Store will no longer accept extensions that mine cryptocurrency. Existing extensions that mine cryptocurrency will be delisted from the Chrome Web Store in […]