Fake TikTok Downloaders on Chrome and Edge Spying on 130,000 Users
2026-04-20T20:51:49Z•84411d780a697a69827294812b4167dd8bf37b4926158a127728ad6f162742bc
CVE-2025-0520android-malwareastrinoxbrowser-extensionschromiumcryptocurrency-theftdata-exfiltrationddosdevice-fingerprintingedgeiot-botnetlaw-enforcement-takedownmalicious-extensionsmassivmirainexcoriumoperation-poweroffprotobuf.jsrcerecruitratremote-code-executionsaferratserver-takeovershowdocwebshell
What happened
Multiple active threats reported: fake TikTok downloader browser extensions for Chrome and Edge are spying on over 130,000 users via device fingerprinting and exfiltrating sensitive browser data; a critical RCE vulnerability in the widely used protobuf.js library (52M downloads) allows code execution via malicious schemas; a 2020 ShowDoc flaw (CVE-2025-0520) is being actively exploited to deploy web shells and achieve full server takeover; four new Android malware families (RecruitRat, SaferRat, Astrinox, Massiv) are targeting ~800 banking apps globally; a new Mirai-derived botnet “Nexcorium”'
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- hackread
- Record identifier
- 84411d780a697a69827294812b4167dd8bf37b4926158a127728ad6f162742bc
- Enrichment time
- 2026-04-20T20:51:49Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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