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Hundreds of fake Chrome VPN extensions route traffic through a proxy

Aug 12, 2026 // 21:57

More than 737 browser extensions published on the Chrome Web Store impersonated well-known VPN and proxy services while routing users’ traffic through SOCKS5 proxies operated […]

Chaos Ransomware Uses msaRAT to Route C2 Traffic Through Headless Chrome and Edge

Jul 23, 2026 // 16:20

The Chaos ransomware group ran its command-and-control through the victim’s own browser. Cisco Talos on Thursday detailed msaRAT, the Rust implant behind it, found on […]

New msaRAT malware uses Chrome, Edge browsers to route C2 traffic

Jul 23, 2026 // 13:37

The Chaos ransomware gang is using a new backdoor dubbed msaRAT that hides command-and-control (C2) communication by routing it through the Chrome or Edge browsers. […]