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737 Chrome Extensions Caught Routing User Traffic Through Proxies

A recent report indicates that 737 Google Chrome extensions have been identified as surreptitiously routing user browser traffic through proxy servers. These extensions, which collectively amassed over 75,000 installations, were primarily observed targeting Russian-speaking users. The core functionality of these extensions appears to be the circumvention of geo-restrictions or service blocks,…