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This was contained in a statement signed by Reuben Muoka, Director, Public Affairs of the Commission.
 Nigerians have been warned of new ways hackers are using to steal data through Google Chrome.
Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident
Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) issued an alert in a statement signed by
Reuben Muoka, Director, Public Affairs of the Commission.
NCC identified five malicious Google Chrome Extensions that
surreptitiously track online browser’s activities and steal their data.
According to NCC-CSIRT, the five malicious extensions which the
McAfee Mobile Research Team earlier discovered are Netflix Party with
800,000 downloads, Netflix Party 2 with 300,000 downloads, Full Page
Screenshot Capture Screenshotting with 200,000 downloads, FlipShope
Price Tracker Extension with 80,000 downloads, and AutoBuy Flash Sales
with 20,000 downloads.
The NCC-CSIRT said the five google chrome extensions identified
have a high probability and damage potential and have been downloaded
more than 1.4 million times and serve as access to steal users’ data.
The telecom sector-focused cybersecurity protection team alerted telecom
consumers to be cautious when installing any browser extension.
“The users of these chrome extensions are unaware of their
invasive functionality and privacy risk. Malicious extensions monitor
victims’ visits to e-commerce websites and modify the visitor’s cookie
to appear as if they came through a referrer link. Consequently, the
extensions’ developers get an affiliate fee for any purchases at
electronic shops,” the advisory said.
In addition, the advisory stated that, although the google team
removed several browser extensions from its Chrome Web Store, keeping
malicious extensions out may be difficult. The NCC-CSIRT, thus,
recommended that telecom consumers observe caution when installing any
browser extension.
“These include removing all listed extensions from their chrome
browser manually. Internet users are to pay close attention to the
promptings from their browser extensions, such as the permission to run
on any website visited and the data requested before installing it.
Although some extensions are seemingly legit, due to the high number of
user downloads, these hazardous add-ons make it imperative for users to
ascertain the authenticity of extensions they access.” the advisory stated.
Google Chrome extensions are software programmes that can be
installed into Chrome to change the browser’s functionality. This
includes adding new features to Chrome or modifying the existing
behaviour of the program itself to make it more convenient for the user.
They serve purposes such as block ads, integration with password
managers and sourcing coupons as items sent to a shopping cart.
The Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) is the telecom
sector’s cyber security incidence centre set up by the NCC to focus on
incidents in the telecom sector and as they may affect telecom consumers
and citizens at large. |
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