SecurityDigital Trendsabout 1 hour ago
300 Chrome Extensions Hijack Search Traffic
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Security firm Socket reports over 300 Chrome extensions quietly swap default search engines, routing roughly 13.4 million installs over the past decade. Researchers found these tools often masquerade as PDF converters or AI add-ons distributed via spammy pop-up ads rather than the official store, allowing operators to harvest user search history before it reaches Bing or Yahoo.
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