CYBERSECURITYTRACKER
Permanent story citation

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

This page keeps the story as Cybersecurity Tracker first published it. If the tracker later corrects it, the correction appears below the original and never replaces it.

Back to newsStory 5315

As cited

Copy frozen at (site build).

threat intel

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

Researchers identified 19 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions published over the previous six months that contained code designed to steal wallet secrets and drain cryptocurrency. The extensions shared code similarities and tradecraft patterns, suggesting a coordinated campaign.

Why it matters: Practitioners managing browser security and crypto asset holders need to audit installed extensions immediately; this campaign demonstrates active infrastructure targeting financial credentials through supply chain compromise.

Source published
First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker

Source attribution

Correction

Correction recorded as of .

threat intel

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

Researchers identified 19 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions published over the previous six months that contained code designed to steal wallet secrets and drain cryptocurrency. The extensions shared code similarities and tradecraft patterns, suggesting a coordinated campaign.

Why it matters: Practitioners managing browser security and crypto asset holders need to audit installed extensions immediately; this campaign demonstrates active infrastructure targeting financial credentials through supply chain compromise.

VendorsMicrosoftGoogle
Source published
First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker

Source attribution

Glossary