The Sleeper in Your Browser: DarkSpectre's 8-Million-User Espionage Campaign
An in-depth look at DarkSpectre, a Chinese-linked threat actor that spent seven years infiltrating 8.8 million browsers to conduct sophisticated corporate espionage through 'sleeper' extensions.
Episode Overview
In this episode of Prime Cyber Insights, Noah Feldman and Sophia Bennett dissect the recently uncovered DarkSpectre campaign. This isn't just another ad-fraud scheme; it's a massive infrastructure for corporate intelligence gathering that has operated under the radar for over seven years.
- 🕵️ The Sleeper Strategy: How extensions build trust for years before being weaponized.
- 🏢 The Zoom Stealer: Targeting enterprise videoconferencing like Google Meet, Zoom, and GoToWebinar.
- 🌏 Geopolitical Attribution: The links connecting DarkSpectre to infrastructure in China.
- 🛡️ Risk Mitigation: Why 'reputable' reviews are no longer enough to guarantee extension safety.
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