DarkSpectre Strikes Again: 8.8 Million Users Hit by Malicious Browser Extensions!
The DarkSpectre attack campaign has hit 2.2 million users through malicious browser extensions on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. Not content with Zoom-bombing, this Chinese threat actor is now targeting your corporate meeting minutes. Who knew your boss’s 90-minute PowerPoint snooze-fest was worth stealing?
Hot Take:
Looks like “DarkSpectre” is the new villain in town, giving us a live-action demonstration of “How to Lose Trust in 10 Extensions.” This elusive cyber-villain seems to have made our browsers into personal spy tools, turning ordinary users into unwitting accomplices in a grand scheme of corporate espionage. Who knew your Chrome extension could moonlight as a double agent? Maybe those “trust me, I’m useful” extensions should come with a disclaimer: ‘May contain traces of espionage.’
Key Points:
- The “DarkSpectre” campaign is the third in a series of malicious browser extension attacks affecting over 8.8 million users.
- ShadyPanda and GhostPoster were previous campaigns targeting data theft and ad fraud.
- DarkSpectre’s “The Zoom Stealer” targets corporate meeting data via browser extensions.
- Extensions impersonate tools for video conferencing apps to exfiltrate sensitive information.
- Chinese threat actors are suspected due to various indicators, including command-and-control servers.