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Browser hijacking campaign infects 2.3M Chrome, Edge users

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/08/browser_hijacking_campaign/
1•chrisjj•4h ago

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chrisjj•4h ago
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According to Dardikman, the code started out clean and sometimes remained that way for years before the malware was introduced during version updates. "Due to how Google and Microsoft handle browser extension updates, these malicious versions auto-installed silently for over 2.3 million users across both platforms, most of whom never clicked anything," he said.