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Hackers injected malicious code into several Chrome extensions in recent attack

The attack affected Cyberhaven's Chrome extension, and reportedly others including ParrotTalks, Uvoice and VPNCity.

Hackers were reportedly able to modify several Chrome extensions with malicious code this month after gaining access to admin accounts through a phishing campaign. “After successfully sending all the data to the [Command & Control] server, the Facebook user ID is saved to browser storage,” Cyberhaven said in its analysis. The biggest news stories this morning: Squid Game will have a third (and final) season in 2025, How to spend your $100 gift card after Christmas, LG found a new job for your standing lamp.

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