![]() While they’ve addressed these concerns directly on Twitter – showing they’re not hiding from customers – it seems the issues have yet to be resolved. The folks at Awesome Screenshot have seen similar complaints about adware that injects ads. These are being tracked and recorded, too. Let’s not forget that this isn’t only about unauthorized access to password protected sites: sites like YouTube, GitHub, and Google Docs allow you to create “private links” that aren’t intended for anyone’s eyes except those with whom you share the link. This collected information is being stored and sent over plaintext HTTP, which poses a security threat of itselfĮxactly what information is being shared with who is unknown, but there’s enough evidence that we suggest you be (at the very least) suspicious and uneasy.One company was able to connect niki-bot to similarwebie.exe, likely run by a company called “Similar Web” that is known to track and sell 3rd part data.Since the screenshot collected private URLs and could potentially access the user’s cookies, a malicious party could login as the user to password protected accounts.Other users found similar issues, tracing it back to Awesome Screenshot. ![]()
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