The Cloud9 “Browser Extension” Is Dangerous: What to Do
Why you will not be fine on this Cloud9 There’s a new online security threat circulating right now. It’s a pretty bad one, so you’ll want to make sure you and your team haven’t fallen victim to it yet — and that you don’t unknowingly do so in the future. Here’s everything you need to know about the Cloud9 threat. What Is Cloud9? Cloud9 is the name of a malicious browser extension that affects Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge (two of the most popular web browsers out there, and almost certainly what you’re using if you’re on a PC). What’s a Browser Extension, Again? Browser extensions are usually harmless and can be incredibly helpful: they let you do more with your web browser, like interact with your Google Calendar or run a grammar checker like Grammarly on any text you’re typing into a browser. Some password managers run as browser extensions, too, and we’ve told you before how much we love password managers. The problem with browser extensions is that anyone can make one. And they...