Browser extension developers targeted with schemes and scams
discussing efforts to have developers integrate third-party code into their extensions. His concern is that developers should avoid doing deals that will get them and others banned from extension-marts.
Vincent said the people sending these messages typically want the extension to be altered to change the user's default search provider using theor to expose a search box in the extension interface, or to have the extension add a search box to websites. Asked whether this particular sort of attack is increasing, Vincent said he had limited visibility into the issue when he was at Google as he did not work on the abuse team. He said he became aware of it mainly when developers – mostly well-intentioned – reported being subject to some enforcement action they hadn't anticipated.
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