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#10 The Hacker News general August 28, 2026 at 15:27 UTC

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

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

AI Summary

Socket security researcher Karlo Zanki identified 18 malicious Google Chrome extensions and one Microsoft Edge extension published over the past six months that contain wallet secret-stealing and cryptocurrency-draining code, with shared code patterns suggesting a coordinated campaign. The extensions bypassed browser store review processes and collectively target cryptocurrency users by harvesting private keys and draining wallets. Enterprise security teams should audit installed browser extensions against the identified IOCs and restrict extension installation policies.

Relevance score: 78.0/100

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