Chrome Manifest V3 blamed for security risks as EditThisCookie extension becomes a victim [Video]

WTF?! EditThisCookie was a popular Chrome extension designed to edit cookie data stored in the browser’s local database. Once used by over three million users, the extension has now been replaced by a counterfeit copycat that has no connection to cookies or browser security. On the contrary, it appears to undermine both.

The original EditThisCookie extension is no longer available, giving way to a similarly named browser add-on, EditThisCookie®. Google appears to have removed the original extension from the Chrome Web Store, yet the counterfeit add-on remains accessible for download. Unfortunately for Chrome users, the fake EditThisCookie® is malicious and should never have been allowed on the Web Store in the first place.

Before Google’s removal, the malicious add-on had approximately 30,000 users. Now, the EditThisCookie® pageclaims 50,000 users, promoting itself as a legitimate cookie manager. However, …