More than 100 Chrome extensions have been tied to a sprawling campaign that harvested identity data, opened backdoor-style browser behavior, and in one case pulled live Telegram Web session data. Researchers linked 108 add-ons to the same control network, with about 20,000 installs logged across the Chrome Web Store when the findings were published.
What makes this one hit harder is the range. The extensions showed up as Telegram tools, slot and Keno games, translation utilities, YouTube and TikTok helpers, and basic page tools, which helped the operation blend into the kind of stuff people install without much thought. See the full list here.
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Researchers said the extensions were still live when the report went up, and takedown requests had already been filed. That gives this story a very practical edge for Chrome users who haven’t checked their add-ons in a while.
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