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MEDIUM2026-04-14via TheHackerNews

🚨 108 Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal Google and Telegram Breach — Data Exposed

108 Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal Google and Telegram suffered a data breach. Here's what happened, what data was exposed, and what you should do right now.

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ACCOUNTS
MEDIUM
SEVERITY
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DATA TYPES

What Happened

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign in which a cluster of 108 Google Chrome extensions has been found to communicate with the same command-and-control (C2) infrastructure with the goal of collecting user data and enabling browser-level abuse by injecting ads and arbitrary JavaScript code into every web page&nbsp;visited.

According to Socket, the extensions are published

Impact

  • Affected accounts: Under investigation
  • Data exposed: user data
  • Severity: MEDIUM
  • Source: [TheHackerNews](https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/108-malicious-chrome-extensions-steal.html)

    • What You Should Do

    If you have an account with 108 Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal Google and Telegram, take these steps immediately:

  • **Change your password** — Use a unique, strong password (16+ chars with mixed case, numbers, symbols)
  • **Enable 2FA** — Turn on two-factor authentication if available
  • **Check your email** — Search for breach notifications from 108 Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal Google and Telegram
  • **Monitor your accounts** — Watch for unauthorized access on any service where you reused the same password
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    Timeline

  • 2026-04-14 — Breach reported
  • 2026-04-14 — ScanMyVibe breach alert published
  • Ongoing — Investigation in progress

    • This article is auto-generated by ScanMyVibe's breach monitoring system. Sources are verified but details may evolve as investigations progress. Last updated: 2026-04-14.

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