"Browser Backdoors: Securing the New Frontline of Shadow IT"

In a study, researchers from Stanford University and the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security highlighted that over the past three years, 280 million Chrome extension installs contained malware. Many of these malicious extensions have been available in the Chrome store for a long time. Extensions with malware have lasted over a year (380 days), and those with vulnerable code have lasted over 1,248 days. Such extensions can steal plain-text passwords, drain bank accounts, and more. This article continues to discuss the threat of browser backdoors.

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