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Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs caught hijacking searches

A campaign involving 319 Chrome extensions redirected users’ searches through tracking servers to Bing and Yahoo to generate advertising revenue. The extensions had a combined 13.4 million reported installations.

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Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs caught hijacking searches

A campaign involving 319 Chrome extensions redirected users’ searches through tracking servers to Bing and Yahoo to generate advertising revenue. The extensions had a combined 13.4 million reported installations.