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submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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 183 points 1 year ago

NetPlus, netSave and netWin

[-] IbnLemmy@feddit.uk 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you, doing the lords work

[-] starman@programming.dev 73 points 1 year ago

So this ad was true

google chrome ad

[-] AuntieFreeze@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

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

[-] squid_slime@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

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

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Everything Google touches turns to shit.

[-] KeefChief13@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Hehe ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿต

[-] Toes@ani.social -3 points 1 year ago

Kinda small numbers given how many use Chrome

this post was submitted on 27 Dec 2023
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