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Researchers Observed Visual Studio Code Extensions Steals
ReversingLabs has uncovered a series of VS Code extensions that designed to siphon off sensitive information from unsuspecting users.
How malicious extensions hide running arbitrary code
Eight malicious extensions still remain in Chrome Web Store. These use some interesting tricks to keep running arbitrary code despite restrictions of Manifest V3.
Malicious VSCode extensions with more than 45K downloads steal PII and enable backdoors - Check Point Blog
Highlights: CloudGuard Spectrals detected malicious extensions on the VSCode marketplace Users installing these extensions were enabling attackers to
“Dormant Colors”: Live Campaign With Over 1M Data Stealing Extensions Installed
The “Dormant Colors” is yet another vast campaign of malicious extensions with millions of active installations worldwide, this time with a color-related theme and full of deception all through the chain. It starts with the trickery malvertising campaign, continues with a crafty novel way to side-load the real malicious code without anyone noticing (until now!), and finally with stealing not only your searches and browsing data, but also affiliation to 10,000 targeted sites — a capability that is easily leveraged for targeted spear phishing, account takeover and credential extraction — all using this powerful network of millions of infected computers worldwide!
Malicious Cookie Stuffing Chrome Extensions with 1.4 Million Users
A few months ago, we blogged about malicious extensions redirecting users to phishing sites and inserting affiliate IDs into cookies of eCommerce sites. Since that time, we have investigated several other malicious extensions and discovered 5 extensions with a total install base of over 1,400,000 "...the extensions also track the user’s browsing activity."
“Dormant Colors”: Live Campaign With Over 1M Data Stealing Extensions Installed
The “Dormant Colors” is yet another vast campaign of malicious extensions with millions of active installations worldwide, this time with a color-related theme and full of deception all through the chain. It starts with the trickery malvertising campaign, continues with a crafty novel way to side-load the real malicious code without anyone noticing (until now!), and finally with stealing not only your searches and browsing data, but also affiliation to 10,000 targeted sites — a capability that is easily leveraged for targeted spear phishing, account takeover and credential extraction — all using this powerful network of millions of infected computers worldwide!
Malicious Cookie Stuffing Chrome Extensions with 1.4 Million Users
A few months ago, we blogged about malicious extensions redirecting users to phishing sites and inserting affiliate IDs into cookies of eCommerce sites. Since that time, we have investigated several other malicious extensions and discovered 5 extensions with a total install base of over 1,400,000 "...the extensions also track the user’s browsing activity."