WEATHER ALERT
Google Chrome users may have been impacted by a massive spying campaign, report says
Read full article: Google Chrome users may have been impacted by a massive spying campaign, report saysGoogle Chrome extensions downloaded more than 32 million times were used to spy on the popular browser's users in a massive global surveillance campaign, according to a new report. The report, from cybersecurity firm Awake Security, found at least 111 "malicious or fake" Chrome extensions capable of taking screenshots, stealing login credentials and capturing passwords as users typed them. The campaign impacted a wide range of sectors including financial services, healthcare and government organizations, it added. But the new report highlights the potential for fraudulent extensions to do harm and compromise a wide variety of systems. Google Chrome extensions have been linked to cyberattacks in the past, including as recently as February this year.