The Geco extension, positioned as a color picker for web design, is under scrutiny for covertly hijacking browser sessions and tracking users' activities while being available on major web stores. It has gained over 800 reviews on Chrome and more than 1,000 on Edge, presenting a false sense of security. Koi Security highlights that Geco is part of a broader malicious campaign called RedDirection, involving 18 extensions that have collectively impacted over 2.3 million users, indicating a serious threat to browser security.
The Geco color picker extension, while appearing safe and helpful, hijacks browser sessions, tracks user activities, and backdoors victims' web browsers, highlighting significant security concerns.
Koi Security identifies Geco as part of a larger browser-hijacking campaign named RedDirection, which comprises 18 malicious extensions impacting over 2.3 million users.
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