Thursday, April 2, 2015

Google Removes 200 Ad-Injectors Chrome Extensions

Google Removes 200 Ad-Injectors Chrome Extensions

In the War against Ad injectors, Google has started removing ad-injecting extensions for its Chrome browser after it discovered as many as 200 Chrome extensions that exposed Millions of its users to malicious software and fraudulent activities. 
While working with a team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, the search engine giant found that over 5 percent of its users were infected with 'Ad Injectors' — software that inserts ads or replace existing ads into the pages you visit while browsing the web...

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LinkedIn users targeted by hacking group

LinkedIn users targeted by hacking group with fake job offers https://t.co/mPKKLqzF5k via @SiliconANGLE