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Google chrome extension store3/15/2024 Responsible for unearthing this operation is Kaya. Millions of users believed to be impacted The research team also believes the group who orchestrated this operation might have been active since the early 2010s. In some cases, the destination would be an affiliate link on legitimate sites like Macys, Dell, or BestBuy but in other instances, the destination link would be something malicious, such as a malware download site or a phishing page.Īccording to a report published today and shared with ZDNet, the extensions were part of a larger malware operation that's been active for at least two years. The malicious code injected by the extensions activated under certain conditions and redirected users to specific sites. The removed extensions operated by injecting malicious ads (malvertising) inside users' browsing sessions. Google has removed more than 500 malicious Chrome extensions from its official Web Store following a two-months long investigation conducted by security researcher Jamila Kaya and Cisco's Duo Security team.
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