Over 35 Chrome extensions offering a wide range of services are behaving suspiciously or dubiously. All are unlisted, meaning they are invisible to users unless users possess a URL. Some 4 million installs of these extensions have been made, yet many are difficult to find. Ten are stamped the ‘Featured’ designation, indicating Google has verified their developers. ‘Fire Shield Extension Protection’, for example, seems to check for malicious Chrome extensions, but references dubious domains in its code.
Microsoft Warns of Ransomware Exploiting Cloud Environments with New Techniques
Microsoft warns of sophisticated ransomware attacks in Q1 2025, targeting hybrid cloud environments through vulnerabilities in on-premises and cloud services. Notably, North Korean group Moonstone
