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Craig Hale

Microsoft takes down over 100 malicious Edge extensions hiding malware in images and fonts

A smartphone showing an App Store page for the Microsoft Edge web browser.
  • 119 malicious Edge extensions flew under the radar
  • They installed harmful code days after extension installation
  • It's proof that static code review is no longer sufficient

Microsoft says it has taken down 119 malicious extensions from the Edge Add-ons store after "proactive threat hunting" revealed a campaign that's been dubbed StegoAd.

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