152 Chrome Wallpaper Extensions with 105K Installs Linked to Adware and Fake Traffic
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More than 150 Chrome extensions with harmless live backgrounds are said to have secretly captured user data and manipulated search access. Security researchers warn of the add-ons.
An investigation reveals 152 wallpaper extensions for Google Chrome that secretly collect user data and generate fake traffic. Security researchers from IT company Socket have identified a network of 152 Google Chrome extensions that are disguised as live background images. The add-ons have been distributed over 38 separate developer accounts in the official Chrome Web Store and record a total of around 105,000 installations. The campaign's infr…
152 Chrome Wallpaper Extensions with 105K Installs Linked to Adware and Fake Traffic
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a network of 152 Google Chrome extensions that act as new tab live wallpaper add-ons to distribute a potentially unwanted program (PUP) family. The cluster spans 38 separate Chrome Web Store publisher accounts and three brand backends: tabplugins[.]com, yowgames[.]com, and chromewallpaper[.]com. They have been collectively installed 105,000 times. The
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