Security News > 2024 > August > New Malware Hits 300,000 Users with Rogue Chrome and Edge Extensions
2024-08-10 14:30
An ongoing, widespread malware campaign has been observed installing rogue Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions via a trojan distributed via fake websites masquerading as popular software. "The trojan malware contains different deliverables ranging from simple adware extensions that hijack searches to more sophisticated malicious scripts that deliver local extensions to steal private data
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