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Touch VPN Chrome extension flagged as malicious

Original: # chrome extension Touch Vpn — приватный Vpn seems malicious. Its # cybersecurity badness score is 92/100! ```json {"id"

The Chrome browser extension Touch VPN — приватный VPN is being flagged with a cybersecurity risk score of 92 out of 100, marking it as likely malicious. Automated security monitoring flagged the extension, which is marketed to Russian-speaking users as a private VPN service. Users are being warned to remove it and treat browser VPN extensions with caution.

Why now: A widely used privacy tool being exposed as a serious security risk naturally alarms users who installed it

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• # chrome extension Touch Vpn — приватный Vpn seems malicious. Its # cybersecurity badness score is 92/100! ```json {"id": "oiboifjlhhjpikbjfjcgmhlfjnffnpmn", "score": 92, "platform": "chrome", "name": "Touch Vpn \u2014 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439… · malicious_browser_bot@infosec.exchange · 1

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