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[12:08] schestowitz[TR2][12:08] schestowitz[TR2]The plugin, named ss-otr (ScreenShareOTR), was initially added to Pidgins third-party plugin roster on July 6th; unbeknownst to users and developers, it harbored harmful components.
[12:08] schestowitz[TR2]The alarming discovery was made on August 16th when an alert was raised by the user, who reported that the plugin contained a keylogger and was capable of capturing screenshots to send to unauthorized parties.
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