Another cluster of potentially malicious #Chrome extensions
Another post showing that not everything found in the Chrome Web Store is safe.
Many of these malicious extensions found by npub1q94eqat20yhc9sm7xjkswpn45yrta22qru9wac8ua7566exa9z8s9gtm7y (npub1q94…tm7y) have wide privileges in the browser - and then proceed to abuse them - such as becoming #spyware by having access to your browsing history.
#cybersecurity #infosec #security #malware
https://palant.info/2023/06/08/another-cluster-of-potentially-malicious-chrome-extensions/
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2023-06-14 16:35:01
Author Public Key
npub1vkypeczpkdeu63xx5qdm4sl775wkcdkgmxsw88cyjzcemztwrm6sd7w6p2Published at
2023-06-14 16:35:01Event JSON
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"content": "Another cluster of potentially malicious #Chrome extensions\n\nAnother post showing that not everything found in the Chrome Web Store is safe. \n\nMany of these malicious extensions found by nostr:npub1q94eqat20yhc9sm7xjkswpn45yrta22qru9wac8ua7566exa9z8s9gtm7y have wide privileges in the browser - and then proceed to abuse them - such as becoming #spyware by having access to your browsing history.\n\n#cybersecurity #infosec #security #malware \n\nhttps://palant.info/2023/06/08/another-cluster-of-potentially-malicious-chrome-extensions/",
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