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Hackers using malicious Firefox extension to phish Gmail credentials
The malicious Firefox extension is called FriarFox which is also being used by Chinese hackers to spy on Tibetan activists.
February 26, 2021
The Great Suspender Chrome extension used by millions was malware
Google has removed its highly popular The Great Suspender extension because of malware - Here are some of its alternatives.
February 6, 2021
Malicious Chrome extensions can steal data by abusing Sync feature
Security Researcher reveals malicious use of Chrome extension- C&C and data exfiltration possible through Sync Feature.
February 5, 2021
Malicious Chrome, Edge extensions manipulating Google search results
According to Avast, these extensions affected 3 million users worldwide. Here's what we know so far and which extensions were involved.
February 4, 2021
Facebook sues developer of data scraping extensions for Chrome
The developer is a Portuguese company that Facebook claims developed malicious Chrome extensions allowing data scraping.
January 15, 2021
Malware infected browser extensions stealing Chrome, Edge user data
Avast noted that the malware is quite tricky and does not execute itself if the victim is a web developer as it will be easy for them to identify its malicious activities.
December 17, 2020
Chrome extensions with 80 million+ users found engaging in ad fraud
Another day, another large scale ad fraud through Chrome extensions.
August 5, 2020
70 malicious Chrome extensions found spying on 32 million+ users
A massive campaign has been exposed!
June 19, 2020
49 malware infected Chrome extensions found stealing user data
Another day, another malware scam - In the latest, 49 security extensions on Google Chrome have been found to be engaging in malicious activities.
April 15, 2020
500 Google Chrome extensions found to be spreading malware
Recently, it has been found out that over 500 Google Chrome extensions were collecting user data and using it for malicious purposes.
February 14, 2020