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Three malicious VPN extensions on the Chrome Web Store infected 1.5 million devices before being removed by Google

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The fake VPN extensions were discovered by cybersecurity researchers at ReasonLabs, who say the malicious software was distributed through torrents of popular video games, such as Grand...

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