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Three malicious VPN extensions on the Chrome Web Store infected 1.5 million devices before being removed by Google (www.techspot.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Three malicious VPN extensions on the Chrome Web Store infected 1.5 million devices before being removed by Google::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 173 points 8 months ago (1 children)

NetPlus, netSave and netWin

[–] [email protected] 42 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Thank you, doing the lords work

[–] [email protected] 64 points 8 months ago

So this ad was true

google chrome ad

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago

Chrome is the most secure browser, da Google ads told me so.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

Google: we can't allow user chose, they need us to gatekeep Also google:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Everything Google touches turns to shit.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago

Kinda small numbers given how many use Chrome