Over 260,000 Chrome Users Deceived by Malicious Browser Extensions Mimicking Legitimate AI Tools
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More than 260,000 users of Chrome have been deceived by 30 malicious browser extensions imitating legitimate AI tools. These extensions, identified as fraudulent copies, abused the trust of users and Google by posing as intelligence applications. No specific date or additional technical details (such as the names of the extensions or indicators of compromise) are mentioned. The main impact concerns the exposure of users to potential risks associated with these unauthorized extensions.