Google Chrome, of extensions and Hackers Attack

The malicious extension, available as version 24.10.4, was available for 31 hours, from December 25 at 1:32 AM UTC to Dec 26 ...
The attack, which began on Christmas Eve, exploited a vulnerability in the Chrome Web Store's developer authentication system ...
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