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

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.

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Cybersecurity researchers identified a group of 19 browser extensions—18 for Google Chrome and one for Microsoft Edge—released within the past six months that contain code capable of stealing wallet credentials and draining cryptocurrency funds.

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