Techly NewsGet the app

Get the latest tech news

Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs caught hijacking searches


None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Bleeping Computer

Read more on:

Photo of installs

installs

Photo of Chrome extensions

Chrome extensions

Photo of hijacking searches

hijacking searches

Related news:

News photo

I spent $220 on Google app ads and 60% of the installs were robots

News photo

LinkedIn beats "BrowserGate" lawsuits over scanning users' Chrome extensions | Judge tosses lawsuits, says plaintiffs didn’t allege any real privacy violation.

News photo

I Tracked 997 Chrome Extensions That Changed Their Titles

« Amazon updates Alexa to help you manage shopping lists and subscriptions and update delivery instructions
Dataminer uncovers that Spiny - a character seemingly with no way to operate a car - was meant to be playable in Mario Kart World »