News Wrap: Malicious Chrome Extensions Removed, CIA 'Woefully Lax' Security Policies Bashed

Published: June 19, 2020, 4:26 p.m.

b'For the week ended June 19, Threatpost editors Lindsey O\'Donnell Welch, Tom Spring and Tara Seals break down the top cybersecurity stories. This week\'s top news stories include: Google removing 106 Chrome browser extensions from its Chrome Web Store in response to a report that they were being used to siphon sensitive user data. An internal investigation into the 2016 CIA breach condemning the agency\'s security measures, saying it "focused more on building up cyber tools than keeping them secure." How the insider threat landscape is changing due to work from home - a topic that Threatpost will continue to discuss in its webinar coming up next week (register here).'