Study Finds Over 3 Million Users Installed 15 Chrome and 13 Edge Malicious Extensions: Here's a Complete List
16 December 2020, 11:00 pm EST By Over three million internet users have reportedly been found out to have installed about 15 Chrome as well as 13 Edge extensions that supposedly all include malicious code according to the security firm known as Avast. The total 28 extensions could possibly contain code capable of performing a few malicious operations, an article by ZDNet showed. What did the malicious code do? Redirect the user traffic towards ads Redirect the user traffic towards phishing sites Collect certain personal data like birth dates, email ads, and even active devices Collect user...