In a shocking twist worthy of a daytime soap opera, 131 seemingly innocuous Chrome extensions were outed this week as secret agents of WhatsApp Web chaos, orchestrating a spam campaign so massive it could only be rivaled by your aunt’s Facebook posts.

These extensions, replete with the charm of a cat meme and the ethical standards of a reality TV star, allegedly conned over 20,000 users into their spammy shenanigans, all while flaunting their identical codebase as if it were the latest fashion trend.

Experts at the cybersecurity firm Socket were the first to notice this synchronized dance of digital deceit, likening the stealthy scheme to a viral TikTok challenge that’s more disastrous than delightful. It’s reported that the clones were as rampant as pumpkin spice lattes in October, with none of the flavor and all the regret.

In response, Google Chrome promised to unfriend these extensions as swiftly as a middle school BFF breakup, ensuring that users can return to their regularly scheduled cat videos without fear of spam-induced despair.