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Malicious Chrome Extension Exploits Search Functionality for Data Interception

A malicious Chrome extension, masquerading as a popular AI search engine, was discovered to be secretly logging users' searches and address bar inputs, with Microsoft confirming that the data collection was no accident. The extension, since removed by Google, cleverly disguised itself as a legitimate tool, routing queries through an attacker-controlled server.

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