Shoplifters hit up Chrome Store for Facebook data
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 03:30
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- A cash-for-Facebooks-likes hustle hanging out in Google Chrome Web Store has been discovered by Kaspersky Lab. The researchers first discovered extensions leading to the wave of hijackings under an umbrella of assorted themes that were targeting users of Chrome and Facebook. They were rolling out malicious extensions for use to nab Facebook profile data. The lure was in the form of invitations for users to make changes on their profile or to see who was visiting their profile or to remove a virus from their Facebook profile.