Cybersecurity experts have uncovered a campaign targeting Chrome browser extensions used by various companies, compromising sensitive data.
A series of intrusions dating back to mid-December has compromised several companies' Chrome browser extensions. Among the victims is Cyberhaven, a California-based data protection company that confirmed the breach in a statement to Reuters on Friday (Dec 27). Cyberhaven cited public comments from cybersecurity experts suggesting the attack was 'part of a wider campaign to target Chrome extension developers across a wide range of companies'.
Browser extensions are typically used by internet users to customize their web-browsing experiences. In Cyberhaven's case, the Chrome extension was used to help the company monitor and secure client data flowing across web-based applications. Jaime Blasco, cofounder of Austin, Texas-based Nudge Security, said he had spotted several other Chrome extensions that had been subverted in the same way as Cyberhaven's. At least one appeared to have been hit in mid-December. Blasco said the other affected extensions included ones related to artificial intelligence and virtual private networks. He said that suggested an opportunistic effort to vacuum up sensitive data using as many compromised extensions as possible. 'I'm almost certain this is not targeted to Cyberhaven,' Blasco said. 'If I had to guess, this was just random.' The US cyber watchdog CISA referred questions to the companies involved. A message seeking comment from Alphabet, which makes the Chrome browser, was not immediately returned
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