“The users of these chrome extensions are unaware of their invasive functionality and privacy risk. “The telecom sector-focused cybersecurity protection team alerted telecom consumers to be cautious when installing any browser extension. Les extensions permettent par exemple de bloquer la publicité des sites Web, dafficher la météo, de fournir des outils daide au développement Web, etc.
Cette fonction répond au manque critiqué depuis sa sortie. “The five google chrome extensions identified have a high probability, damage potential and have been downloaded more than 1.4 million times, while they serve as access to steal users’ data. Google Chrome dispose dun système de gestion dextensions (actif depuis la version 4 Beta) permettant dajouter de nombreuses fonctionnalités au navigateur. Others are FlipShope Price Tracker Extension with 80,000 downloads and AutoBuy Flash Sales with 20,000 downloads.
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He said that they include Netflix Party with 800,000 downloads, Netflix Party 2 with 300,000 downloads, as well as Full Page Screenshot Capture Screenshotting with 200,000 downloads. Muoka said that the five malicious extensions were discovered by the McAfee Mobile Research Team. NCC’s Director of Public Affairs (DPA), Mr Reuben Muoka, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT), has warned against five malicious Google Chrome Extensions that surreptitiously track online browsers’ activities and steal their data.
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