Google Chrome extensions stole browsing data in widest-reaching malware campaign ever

Google Chrome has been used to transmit spyware, as 32 million downloads of extensions to the browser carried malicious add-ons according to researchers at Awake Security. The researchers alerted Google, who removed over 70 pieces of software from its official Chrome Web Store. Most of the free extensions purported to warn users about questionable websites or convert files from one format to another. Instead, they siphoned off browsing history and data that provided credentials for access to internal business tools. It is the widest-reaching Chrome store campaign to date, according to Awake Security's chief scientist Gary Colomb.