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Fake VPN Chrome Extensions Steal Credentials by Intercepting User Traffic
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Fake VPN Chrome Extensions Steal Credentials by Intercepting User Traffic

Socket’s Threat Research Team has exposed a sophisticated credential-harvesting campaign that has operated through malicious Chrome extensions since 2017. Two variants of an extension named Phantom Shuttle (幻影穿梭), published under the threat actor email theknewone.com@gmail.com, have compromised over 2,180 users by masquerading as legitimate network testing tools while executing complete traffic interception and credential theft. The extensions market […] The post Fake VPN Chrome Extensions Steal Credentials by Intercepting User Traffic appeared first on GBHackers Security | #1 Globally Trusted Cyber Security News Platform.

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