Security News > 2017 > August > 8 More Chrome Extensions Hijacked to Target 4.8 Million Users (The Hackers News)
2017-08-16 05:22
Google's Chrome web browser Extensions are under attack with a series of developers being hacked within last one month. Almost two weeks ago, we reported how unknown attackers managed to compromise the Chrome Web Store account of a developer team and hijacked Copyfish extension, and then modified it to distribute spam correspondence to users. Just two days after that incident, some unknown
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