Google Chrome Extension Steals Login Details

An anonymous reader sends word of a proof-of-concept Google Chrome browser extension that steals users' login details. The developer, Andreas Grech, says that he is trying to raise awareness about security among end users, and therefore chose Chrome as a test-bed because of its reputation as the safest browser. Grech says he does not doubt that Chrome is a safe browser, but the point is that such an extension could be written for any of them. Grech says he has not uploaded his extension to the Google Chrome repository or anywhere else; but he has published enough details to allow others to reproduce the technique easily.

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How is this different

[yoyhed]

How is this different than just downloading and installing a program? Chrome (and Firefox for that matter) give you a warning about trusting the source before installing an extension. Does it surprise anyone that allowing malicious code to run on their computer can expose their information?