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Craig Hale

This malicious Google Chrome extension could hijack your devices if you try and download pirate movies

Ransomware

New research from HP Wolf security researchers claims a new ChromeLoader campaign has been underway since March affecting users of movie and video game pirating websites.

The browser hijacker tricks victims into installing a malicious extension called Shampoo, which then redirects users’ search queries to malicious websites.

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