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Malicious Twitch Extension Exposes OAuth Tokens of 30,000 Chrome and Firefox Users

Cybersecurity NewsSeptember 14, 20264 min read

A browser extension promoted as a Twitch viewing helper has been found sending live account tokens through servers controlled by its operator. The add-on, called “Twitch Enhanced Viewer | JeetBot,” was available to Chrome and Firefox users and advertised conveniences such as ad blocking, higher-quality playback, region-unlocked streams, and automatic channel-point collection. The risk sits […] The post Malicious Twitch Extension Exposes OAuth Tokens of 30,000 Chrome and Firefox Users appeared first on Cyber Security News.

A browser extension promoted as a Twitch viewing helper has been found sending live account tokens through servers controlled by its operator. The add-on, called “Twitch Enhanced Viewer | JeetBot,” was available to Chrome and Firefox users and advertised conveniences such as ad blocking, higher-quality playback, region-unlocked streams, and automatic channel-point collection. The risk sits behind those seemingly useful features. To alter video delivery, the extension reroutes Twitch playlist requests through third-party proxies. During that process, it captures the…

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