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Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs caught hijacking searches

// AI summary

319 Chrome extensions with 13.4 million reported installations were caught hijacking user searches, redirecting them through tracking servers to generate advertising revenue from Bing and Yahoo.

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A massive search-hijacking campaign involving 319 Chrome extensions with a combined 13.4 million reported installations redirected users' searches through tracking servers to generate advertising revenue from Bing and Yahoo. [...]