A hot potato: Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign that infected millions of computers via browser extensions on the Chrome Web Store and Microsoft Edge add-ons ...

A long-running malware operation known as "ShadyPanda" has amassed over 4.3 million installations of seemingly legitimate Chrome and Edge browser extensions that evolved into malware. The operation, ...

More than a hundred browser extensions spread across Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers turned malicious after five years of “normal” operation. The attackers were apparently playing the long ...

December 8, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Malicious extensions do occasionally find their way into the Chrome Web Store (and similar libraries in other ...

Once-trusted Chrome and Edge add-ons have quietly turned into tools for data harvesting, search manipulation, and a remote-execution backdoor affecting more than 4.3 million users. A sprawling ...

A seven-year browser extension campaign has infected 4.3 million Chrome and Edge users. The group responsible, tracked as ShadyPanda, has been observed leveraging trusted browser marketplaces to build ...

ShadyPanda campaign turned 145 Chrome/Edge extensions malicious after years of normal use Updates added affiliate fraud, cookie theft, search hijacking, and remote code execution 4.3M devices at risk; ...

Browser extensions have become an essential part of our online lifestyles. There are some you can’t live without. Modern desktop browsers support extensions without fuss, but it’s a different story on ...

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