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SECURITYJun 29 · 14:41 UTCMALWAREBYTES LABS

119 Edge extensions promised useful tools, instead downloaded malware

Microsoft removed 119 Edge extensions linked to a malware campaign called StegoAd, which infected 2.6 million users by initially providing useful tools before secretly downloading malware. The malware stole credentials and used steganography to hide code in images, with some extensions reusing names of legitimate tools to gain trust.

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