Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs caught hijacking searches

A massive search-hijacking campaign involving 319 Chrome extensions with a combined 13.4 million reported installations redirected users' searches through tracking servers to generate advertising revenue from Bing and Yahoo.

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HowtogeekCenter· 7h ago

Hundreds of Chrome extensions were caught hijacking searches. Here's how to check yours

Bleeping ComputerCenter· 1d ago

Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs caught hijacking searches

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