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- Tens of malicious Google Chrome Store add-ons that were downloaded more than 32 million times spied on browsing data and stole personal information, including credentials for various services.
- Google has removed the spyware add-ons from its store after researchers notified the company of the new threat.
- It’s unclear who was behind the attack or for what purpose, but the malicious extensions were sophisticated enough to avoid antivirus detection and to stop transmitting data when used over a more secure corporate network.
Chrome is one of Google’s most popular apps and the world’s most used internet browser. But that doesn’t necessarily make it the safest to use. A new report indicates that Google Chrome may have been spying on you and stealing sensitive data, and it’s all thanks to one of Chrome’s great features that wasn’t adequately supervised. Chrome lets you install all sorts of extensions that can make your life easier, but some of them can contain malicious code that would allow attackers to intercept browsing data. Google’s own security features and oversight should prevent such attacks on users at large in theory. In practice, researchers have discovered more than 70 malicious add-ons that were installed over 32 million times.
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Popular Google Chrome extensions might’ve been spying on you and stealing data originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Jun 2020 at 06:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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