Hundreds of popular add‑ons used encrypted, URL‑sized payloads to send search queries, referrers, and timestamps to outside servers, in some cases tied to data brokers and unknown operators.

Security experts have uncovered dangerous Chrome extensions that promise or impersonate AI tools to steal sensitive data.

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