Researchers have found that spyware through free Google Chrome extensions was downloaded over 30 million times by users, prompting Google to remove such malicious apps from the marketplace.
Google removes malicious browser add-ons from Chrome Web Store after 32 million downloads – Reuters
(Reuters) — A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google’s market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters, highlighting the tech industry’s failure to protect browsers as they are used more for email, payroll and other sensitive functions.
Link: Google removes malicious browser add-ons from Chrome Web Store after 32 million downloads
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