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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2021
Gen Digital Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Bahaa Naamneh, Oslo, NO;
Gen Digital Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for utilizing a browser extension to encrypt online payment information may include (i) detecting, utilizing the browser extension, a payment form provided by an online merchant during a customer transaction session, (ii) determining a record in a payment service provider database that identifies the online merchant, (iii) receiving, by the one or more computing devices, payment information for completing the payment form, and (iv) performing a security action that protects against a potential malware attack by encrypting the payment information in the payment form for validation by a payment gateway provider and completing the customer transaction session. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.