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The Cyber Bulletin: Major data exposure discovered in widely used Chrome extensions
Last month, researchers from Symantec’s Security Technology and Response team revealed vulnerabilities in several widely used Chrome extensions, including SEMRush Rank, PI Rank, MSN New Tab/Homepage, DualSafe Password Manager, Browsec VPN, and others.These extensions were found to perform network requests over unencrypted HTTP, transmitting sensitive user data - such as browsing domains, machine identifiers, operating system details, usage analy…
Experis Cyber report states: More than 2.3 million users were exposed to spying through popular Google Chrome extensions • Malicious extensions were also detected in the official Microsoft Edge store with approximately 600,000 downloads
Malicious browser extensions caught spying on 2 million users – Democratic Accent
Every day, millions of people install tiny browser add-ons they believe will improve productivity or entertainment. With so many options available on the Chrome Web Store, users often rely on trust markers like install counts, user reviews and developer reputation to make their choice. Many glance at shiny verification badges and five-star ratings, assume the vetting process was solid, and click “Install” without thinking twice. But attackers ha…
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