Geek-Guy.com

Tag: 500000

Malicious Chrome Extensions Hijack 500,000 VK Accounts in Stealth Campaign

More than 500,000 VKontakte users had their accounts silently manipulated by Chrome extensions that appeared to offer simple interface customization.  Koi researchers found the extensions delivered multi-stage malware that forced group subscriptions, reset account settings, and interfered with VK’s security protections.  Because “… the extensions update automatically, the attacker can push new malicious code to…