The extensions affect functionality involving screen capture, ad blocking, emoji keyboards and more, with a potential impact on at least 3.2 million users, according to GitLab Threat Intelligence ...

Google Chrome users are advised to delete 16 “malicious” browser extensions, according to a report by cloud security firm GitLab Threat ... ad blocking and emoji keyboards.

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Tech experts at GitLab Threat Intelligence spotted 16 ... include those used to capture a screen shot, ad blocking and emoji keyboards, with at least 3,200,000 users at risk, they warned.

The team from GitLab Threat Intelligence, which uncovered the scheme, noted that Chrome has deleted the extensions from its Web Store. But users who have downloaded them will need to remove them ...

and emoji keyboards, have been found to inject harmful scripts into browsers, potentially compromising user data and facilitating search-engine fraud. The warning comes after GitLab Threat ...

GitLab Security has uncovered a major security ... Originally built for tasks like ad blocking, emoji input and screen recording, these extensions were repurposed through covert updates that ...

In the detailed GitLab Threat Intelligence report ... Color Changer for YouTube ・Emoji Keyboard Emojis for Chrome ・Emojis – Emoji Keyboard ・KProxy Google has since removed these extensions from the ...

From add-ons for YouTube to emoji keyboards and adblockers ... One thing that did stand out to the security researchers at GitLab Threat Intelligence that discovered these malicious extensions ...

Millions of Google Chrome customers have been issued a warning about 16 browser extensions which have been compromised by hackers. It's believed 3.2 million users should delete the browsers ...

"The extensions span diverse functionality including screen capture, ad blocking and emoji keyboards and impact at least 3. ... a risk of sensitive information leakage or initial access," GitLab ...