Microsoft on Wednesday said it was investigating the issue, and on Thursday sent over an updated statement.
Further investigationby Hackermchackface had found that the issue stemmed from Microsoft Edge’s “follow content creator” feature.
There’s also a master filter toblock certain URLslike WhatsApp, Pornhub and XNXX.
This issue seems to have popped up in Edge version 112.0.1722.34, released on April 7.
Turning off this feature resolved the problem.
Cybercriminals could use this information to impersonate you and steal your identity, or for personalizedphishingemails or other attacks.
Data miners could also sell your information for use in targeted advertising.
