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PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social to cybersecurity@infosec.pubEnglish · 20 hours ago

Stealthy browser extensions waited years before infecting 4.3M Chrome, Edge users with backdoors and spyware

go.theregister.com

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Stealthy browser extensions waited years before infecting 4.3M Chrome, Edge users with backdoors and spyware

go.theregister.com

PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social to cybersecurity@infosec.pubEnglish · 20 hours ago
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Browser extensions pushed malware to 4.3M Chrome, Edge users
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: And some are still active in the Microsoft Edge store
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  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 hours ago

    Oh, huh, sucks for normie morons I guess.

    This message was brought to you by entirely unprompted and uncompensated shilling for Waterfox

  • _‌_反いじめ戦隊@ani.social
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    14 hours ago

    Fuᚦr details.

    • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uk
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      13 hours ago

      Thanks. Not sure why you’re getting downvoted for linking to the source with the actual IOCs…

      • _‌_反いじめ戦隊@ani.social
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        13 hours ago

        Pretty sure it’s Runicphobia. @Railcar8095@lemmy.world @Brkdncr@lemmy.world am I wrong?

        • Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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          5 hours ago

          No.

        • Railcar8095@lemmy.world
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          9 hours ago

          Yes.

  • GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    16 hours ago

    If only Google had prevented Chrome users from installing open source extensions from other platforms where Google doesn’t check the code’s changes and forced the Chinese government developer to upload a picture of their ID and pay a $5 fee, this could have been prevented!

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