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These extensions weren’t malware-laced from the start, researcher says

A Chrome and Edge extension with more than 100,000 downloads that displays Google’s verified badge does what it purports to do: It delivers a color picker to users. Unfortunately, it also hijacks every browser session, tracks activities across websites, and backdoors victims’ web browsers, according to Koi Security researchers.

Source Link: https://educronix.com/massive-browser-hijacking-campaign-infects-2-3m-chrome-edge-users/ Author: Jessica Lyons - Published on: 2025-07-08 19:07:27This post was originally published on this site
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