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Unmasking Insecure HTTP Data Leaks in Popular Chrome Extensions

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Popular Chrome Extensions Leak API Keys, User Data via HTTP and Hardcoded Credentials

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged several popular Google Chrome extensions that have been found to transmit data in HTTP and hard-code secrets in their code, exposing users to privacy and security risks. "Several widely used extensions [...] unintentionally transmit sensitive data over simple HTTP," Yuanjing Guo, a security researcher in the Symantec's Security Technology and Response

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