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Chrome and Firefox pull history-stealing browser extension

2018-07-06 13:47

An extension used by about two million people has been pulled by Chrome and Firefox after it was found exfiltrating browsing data.

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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/07/06/chrome-and-firefox-pull-history-stealing-browser-extension/

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