Malicious Edge extension abuses Native Messaging as bridge to malware

A malicious Microsoft Edge extension dubbed 'Edgecution' has been used in a ransomware attack to escape the browser sandbox and deploy a Python-based backdoor. [...]

Source: BleepingComputer — read the full report at the original publisher.

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