Massive Spying on Users of Google’s Chrome Through Extensions

June 18th, 2020

Via: Reuters:

A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google’s market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters, highlighting the tech industry’s failure to protect browsers as they are used more for email, payroll and other sensitive functions.

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Most of the free extensions purported to warn users about questionable websites or convert files from one format to another. Instead, they siphoned off browsing history and data that provided credentials for access to internal business tools.

Based on the number of downloads, it was the most far-reaching malicious Chrome store campaign to date, according to Awake co-founder and chief scientist Gary Golomb.

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2 Responses to “Massive Spying on Users of Google’s Chrome Through Extensions”

  1. Dennis says:
    June 18, 2020 at 7:53 pm

    FWIW, Iridium is a Chromium-based browser with inbuilt security and privacy settings.

  2. Kevin says:
    June 18, 2020 at 10:08 pm

    Why You Shouldn’t Use (Most) Alternative Browsers Based on Google Chrome

    https://www.howtogeek.com/108384/6-alternative-browsers-based-on-google-chrome/

    More: “Enough eyeballs”

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus%27s_law

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