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Analysis: Popular Chrome Extension ModHeader Exfiltrates User Data
- gabrielsroka 3mo agoNot the first time? 2023 https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=%20ModHeader%20&sort=byDate&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
- runtimepanic 3mo agoI didn't know about the 2023 case. Why didn't they remove it back in 2023 then :D
- Chu4eeno 3mo agoThere's a ton of (known and reported, though google has made that difficult now) malicious extensions on the chrome web store, see e. g. https://palant.info/2025/01/13/chrome-web-store-is-a-mess/ https://palant.info/2025/01/13/chrome-web-store-is-a-mess/
- runtimepanic 3mo agoI agree but this one have 1.6m downloads