McAfee has said 5 malicious browser extensions were on the Chrome Web Store, including 2 “Netflix Party” extensions, “FlipShope — Price Tracker Extension,” “Full Page Screenshot Capture — Screenshotting,” & “AutoBuy Flash Sales.” Each of them had more than 20,000 downloads, with over 1,400,000 downloads combined.
Malicious Chrome Extensions Plague 1.4M Users – darkreading.com
Researchers have flagged five separate malicious Chrome extensions masquerading as Netflix viewers and more. They track user activity and insert code into any e-commerce sites they visit, letting cyberattackers steal payments through the retailer affiliate programs. McAfee Labs analysts found the…
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