“Hackers attacked Chrome extensions from several different companies in mid-December.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
Hackers attacked Chrome extensions from several different companies in mid-December. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the company that was the victim of the intrusion. Browser extensions are commonly used by Internet users to customize web browsing, for example by automatically applying coupons on store websites. Cyberhaven, a California-based data protection company, was among those affected. Their Chrome browser extension helped the company track and protect customer data passing through web applications. “Cyberhaven can confirm that a malicious cyber attack occurred on Christmas Eve that affected our Chrome extension,” the statement said. It cites public comments from cybersecurity experts. The comments, Cyberhaven said, indicate that the attack was part of a broader campaign targeting Chrome extension developers at a wide range of companies. Cyberhaven added that it actively cooperates with federal law enforcement agencies. The geographic scope of the hacker attacks was not immediately clear. Jaime Blasko, co-founder of Nudge Security, said he has seen several other Chrome extensions that have been compromised in the same way as Cyberhaven. At least one of them was attacked in mid-December. Blasko noted that other affected extensions included those related to artificial intelligence and virtual private networks. He believes this indicates an opportunistic effort to siphon off sensitive data using as many compromised extensions as possible.