Malicious Chrome sync feature can help hackers steal your data
North Korean Hackers Targeting Researchers with Malware A cyber security researcher has discovered a malicious Google Chrome extension in the wild abusing the Chrome Sync process that can help hackers steal user data. Hackers can use the Google Chrome sync feature to send commands to infected browsers and steal data from infected systems, bypassing traditional firewalls and other network defenses. Croatian security researcher Bojan Zdrnja found a malicious Chrome extension that can communicate with a remote command and control (C&C) server and as a way to exfiltrate data from infected browser...
Source: ibtimes.co.in