319 Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs hijacked searches
Socket says operators swapped the default search engine and proxied queries for Bing and Yahoo referral payments; most listings are now gone.
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Explainer: three ways AI agents already control employee browsers
Debugging protocols, in-browser agents and WebMCP can act inside signed-in sessions that logs may attribute to the user.
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319 Chrome extensions override default search without extra permissions
The decade-long set is linked to about 13.4 million reported users, a cumulative figure rather than current infections.
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319 Chrome Extensions Hijack Searches Affecting 13.4M Users
Extensions redirect user searches via proxies to Yahoo or Bing for referral revenue, exposing queries without invasive scripts.
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19 Chrome and Edge Extensions Found With Wallet-Stealing and Crypto
Socket found 19 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions, active since February 2024, stealing wallet seed phrases and credentials and draining crypto from about 80,000 users.
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Nearly 800 Malicious npm Packages Deliver Cross
Nearly 800 typo-squatted npm packages deliver WEL1DROPPER, a cross-platform downloader installing RAT and infostealer payloads on Windows, macOS, Linux.
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