19 Chrome and Edge Extensions Found With Wallet-Stealing and Crypto-Draining Code

19 Chrome and Edge Extensions Found With Wallet-Stealing and Crypto-Draining Code

The Hacker News · Aug 28, 2026

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19 Chrome and Edge Extensions Found With Wallet-Stealing and Crypto-Draining Code
Security August 28, 2026

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of 18 Google Chrome and one Microsoft Edge extensions that were published over the last six months and harbored wallet secret stealing and cryptocurrency draining capabilities. The extensions, per Socket security researcher Karlo Zanki, share similarities in code and tradecraft, with evidence indicating that the campaign may have been active

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