737 Fake Chrome VPN Extensions Hijack Browser Traffic Through Attacker-Controlled SOCKS5 Proxies

Hundreds of Chrome extensions advertised as free VPN or proxy tools have been tied to a large traffic-redirection operation. The listings promised privacy and access to blocked services, but their code sent browser sessions through SOCKS5 proxy servers controlled by the operation. The scale makes the discovery especially concerning. Researchers counted 737 extensions published through […] The post 737 Fake Chrome VPN Extensions Hijack Browser Traffic Through Attacker-Controlled SOCKS5 Proxies appeared first on Cyber Security News.