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Three malicious VPN extensions on the Chrome Web Store infected 1.5 million devices before being removed by Google (www.techspot.com)
submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Three malicious VPN extensions on the Chrome Web Store infected 1.5 million devices before being removed by Google::undefined

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[–] stangel@lemmy.world 172 points 10 months ago (1 children)

NetPlus, netSave and netWin

[–] IbnLemmy@feddit.uk 44 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Thank you, doing the lords work

[–] starman@programming.dev 69 points 10 months ago

So this ad was true

google chrome ad

[–] AuntieFreeze@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

Chrome is the most secure browser, da Google ads told me so.

[–] squid_slime@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Google: we can't allow user chose, they need us to gatekeep Also google:

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Everything Google touches turns to shit.

[–] Toes@ani.social -2 points 10 months ago

Kinda small numbers given how many use Chrome