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Google Suffers Huge Adware Breach of Chrome Browser

A latest report from Reuters alleges {that a} newly found and big spy ware effort attacked customers of the Google Chrome internet browser via browser extensions downloaded 32 million instances. In response to safety professional Ben Johnson, “Anything that gets you into somebody’s browser or email or other sensitive areas would be a target for national espionage as well as organized crime.”
A recent report from Reuters alleges that a newly discovered and massive spyware effort attacked users of the Google Chrome web browser through browser extensions downloaded 32 million times. According to security expert Ben Johnson, “Anything that gets you into somebody’s browser or email or other sensitive areas would be a target for national espionage as well as organized crime.”

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