On Internet, the Phishing It is an important thing to pay attention to, as any malware or something bad can steal the data of various users. The GHacks website noted that there are various extensions of Google Chrome they are acting badly to get various antecedents.
These malicious and bogus extensions are well covered, which become the same as the originals. That is why various cybercriminals work with this type of malware, to steal data and harm users.
Google Chrome extension that does Phishing
The fake Google Chrome extension that GHacks discovered and performs Phishing It is Microsoft Authenticator, which has no modality in that browser, so its addition to this modality is false. The only way to find it is through the Microsoft Store.
The way to attack and do Phishing is to ask the user to enter their password, something that should not happen, since the only way that Google asks for passwords is by synchronizing with the account.
The advice that users are asked to avoid Phishing, is not to deliver any data and to find out well the origin of the programs and extensions to be installed.
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