The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned of five malicious Google Chrome extensions that surreptitiously track browsers’ online activities and steal their data. “The five Google Chrome extensions identified have high probability, potential for harm and have been downloaded over 1.4 million times, while they serve as an access to steal user data. “Users of these Chrome extensions are unaware of their invasive functionality and privacy risk. The DPA said that although the Google team removed several browser extensions from its Chrome Web Store, it can be difficult to keep malicious extensions away. »Mouka said Google Chrome extensions are software that can be installed in Chrome to modify the functionality of browsers.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2022 17:19 UTC