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Faux Apps Found Hijacking Chrome, Spamming Tumblr

A flurry of fake, ad-laden Angry Birds lookalike games have flooded the Google Chrome Web store of late. The online marketplace where Google sells extensions and games for its Chrome browser has seen an influx of games mimicking Bad Piggies, a new game Rovio Entertainment recently released that puts a twist on its ubiquitous Angry Birds game. At least seven of these games require the user to relinquish access to all data on all websites, according to research headed up by Barracuda Networks.

Source: https://threatpost.com/faux-apps-found-hijacking-chrome-spamming-tumblr-100412/77084/

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