Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs caught hijacking searches

October 29, 2026 · 4:10 pm 1 sources

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• Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs caught hijacking searches
  BleepingComputer · October 29, 2026 16:10
  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. [...]