Almost a dozen malicious extensions found in Google’s Chrome Web Store have been downloaded 1.7 million times. According to Bleeping Computer, these unsafe add-ons are still largely able to act as legitimate tools but meanwhile they’re also able to to track browser activity, track users, and potentially redirect users to web addresses that could spread malware.
Discovered by researchers at Koi Security, a company that provides a platform for security self-provisioned software, the extensions in question range from VPNs and weather forecasters to themes and keyboards. The researchers also reported the extensions to Google; while some of them have been removed, some continue to be available.
