Malicious Edge extension abuses Native Messaging as bridge to malware

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Malicious Edge extension abuses Native Messaging as bridge to malware
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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. [...]

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