The finger pointed to the Video Downloader for FaceBook extension, which has more than 200,000 users. … I identified some non-standard behavior … found out what add-on it came from, and discovered in the innocent-looking source code which lines are responsible for it. Who discovered it? Edvard Rejthar is lost in translation-“ Hledání škodlivého kódu mezi doplňky”: … Every time connections are redirected to a third-party domain, the criminals get paid. That server can send a command to redirect the victim from the real link to a hijacked URL before redirecting them to the website they wanted to visit. The extension sends information about what users are clicking to the attacker’s control server. Users infected with these malicious extensions also report the extensions can redirect them to other websites. Malicious code was discovered in the JavaScript-based extensions allowing them to download more malware onto a user’s computer. Malware is also able to steal personal data like birthdays, email addresses, and active devices. The malware could redirect user traffic to ads or phishing sites. Then Satsuki Then added-“ 3 million people are infected”: … Anyone who has downloaded one of these add-ons should remove it immediately and run a virus scan. Google and Microsoft didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment. … Last year, a researcher uncovered Chrome and Firefox extensions that collected and published the browsing histories of an estimated 4 million people. Over the past few years, third-party add-ons have become a widely used means for infecting people with malware. The add-ons billed themselves as a way to download pictures, videos, or other content from sites including Facebook, Instagram, Vimeo, and Spotify. In all, researchers … said they found 28 extensions for the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers that contained malware. What’s the craic? Dan Goodin reports-“ Up to 3 million devices infected by malware-laced Chrome and Edge add-ons”: Not to mention: Mandalorian bar-fight reality. Your humble blogwatcher curated these bloggy bits for your entertainment. Oh, what a tangled web we weave. In today’s SB Blogwatch, we check our extensions.
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