Articles tagged "brand-impersonation"

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A checked path from an old outlined extension tile to an orange replacement

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Manifest V2 extensions are delisted: how to replace yours without installing a clone

Manifest V2 extensions have left the Chrome Web Store. Check your extension ID, find the original developer and vet a safe replacement before you install it.

Maxim Kosterin

September 14, 2026

10 min read

A hairline pipe that kinks down through a soft orange watercolor blot — traffic diverted through a relay instead of a real VPN.

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737 fake VPN extensions: how to check yours isn't a traffic relay

Socket found 737 fake VPN extensions routing Chrome browser traffic through one operator's SOCKS5 proxies. Here's how to check yours and reset the damage.

Maxim Kosterin

August 17, 2026

9 min read