Chrome Extension Caught Injecting Hidden Solana Transfer Fees Into Raydium Swaps

Chrome Extension Caught Injecting Hidden Solana Transfer Fees Into Raydium Swaps

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious extension on the Chrome Web Store that’s capable of injecting a stealthy Solana transfer into a swap transaction and transferring the funds to an attacker-controlled cryptocurrency wallet.

The extension, named Crypto Copilot, was first published by a user named “sjclark76” on May 7, 2024. The developer describes the browser add-on as offering the ability to “trade crypto directly on X with real-time insights and seamless execution.” The extension has 12 installs and remains available for download as of writing.

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