Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs caught hijacking searches
A massive search-hijacking campaign involving 319 Chrome extensions with a combined 13.4 million reported installations redirected users' searches through tracking servers to generate advertising revenue from Bing and Yahoo.
Excerpt from the primary source: BleepingComputer
Who is affected
Home users · Small businesses · Enterprises · Security professionals
Affected technology: Chrome
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