Devilish devs spawn 287 Chrome extensions to flog your browser history to data brokers
ID: 2b8c6966-ddf5-5b9d-ac58-25bced80c429
STIX ID: report--2b8c6966-ddf5-5b9d-ac58-25bced80c429
Feed Name: The Register (Security)
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A security researcher uncovered 287 Chrome extensions that allegedly leak browsing history for roughly 37.4 million installs, with telemetry pointing to data collectors including Similarweb, Big Star Labs, Semrush, Alibaba and ByteDance; the report documents an automated MITM testing pipeline used to detect history leakage, emphasizes user privacy harms, and calls for stronger safeguards and awareness of extension data practices.
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