hrome Web Store falling victim to Brazilian whack jobs, where Facebook profiles were hijacked by Chrome extensions malware. It was Kaspersky Lab who discovered malware-laden Chrome extensions, not to mention a criminal gang that has released different versions of its malware in a cat and mouse game with Google.
The malware attacks will definitely catch the unsuspecting unawares, posing as suggestions to download Facebook apps. Those apps are obviously fake, being malware in essence, with one case being a malware-laden Chrome extension hosted in Google’s very own Chrome Web Store. According to Kaspersky, this attack has been largely confined to Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking nations, but you can never be too careful, no?
Monday, 26 March 2012
Cyber News, International news
Google Chrome extensions malware hijacks Facebook profiles
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