PEEP Turns Chrome and Edge Into Post-Compromise Backdoors for Host Command Execution

PEEP Malware: Chrome Extension Hijacks Browsers, Steals Data

Researchers at SOCRadar uncovered a Chrome/Edge post-exploitation toolkit called PEEP that masquerades as a “Smart Bookmarks” extension. The malware bypasses […]

PEEP Turns Chrome and Edge Into Post-Compromise Backdoors for Host Command Execution

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a complex Chromium-based post-exploitation toolkit called PEEP that masquerades as a bookmarks extension for the web browser. "Requiring prior administrative or code execution access, its installer injects the extension directly into Chrome/Edge profiles, bypassing Web Store checks and user prompts by forging Chromium's own Secure Preferences integrity values," SOCRadar

PEEP Turns Chrome and Edge Into Post-Compromise Backdoors for Host Command Execution | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware - National Cyber Security Consulting

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a complex Chromium-based post-exploitation toolkit called PEEP that masquerades as a bookmarks extension for the web browser. "Requiring prior administrative or code execution access, its installer injects the extension directly into Chrome/Edge profiles, bypassing Web Store checks and user prompts by forging Chromium's own Secure Preferences integrity values," SOCRadar […] Thank you for subscr…

Malicious Chrome Extension Can Steal Login Sessions and Turn PCs Into Remote Backdoors

PEEP, a malicious Chrome extension posing as Smart Bookmarks, can steal active login sessions and turn an already compromised Windows computer into a remote backdoor. The finding shows how a browser add-on can become far more dangerous than a simple data thief when it gains a path to the operating system. The toolkit does not […]

Hackers Can Use PEEP Chrome Extension to Steal Credentials and Execute Shell Commands

A newly identified Chromium-based post-exploitation toolkit named PEEP can turn Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge into persistent remote-access platforms,… Read more →