Vulnerability Snapshot
This advisory is rated CRITICAL — exploitation is trivial or already observed in the wild and impact is severe. Patch immediately, not on the next maintenance window.
Affected technology: Chrome.
Executive Summary
Published through five accounts, the extensions appear part of a coordinated campaign based on shared C&C infrastructure. The post 100 Chrome Extensions Steal User Data, Create Backdoor appeared first on SecurityWeek. ]]>
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This is a critical-severity osint alert from SecurityWeek. It covers Chrome and was flagged for security teams to evaluate.
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