Schneier - Chrome Extension Stealing Cryptocurrency Keys and Passwords
A malicious Chrome extension surreptitiously steals Ethereum keys and passwords:
According to Denley, the extension is dangerous to users in two ways. First, any funds (ETH coins and ERC0-based tokens) managed directly inside the extension are at risk.
Denley says that the extension sends the private keys of all wallets created or managed through its interface to a third-party website located at erc20wallet[.]tk.
Second, the extension also actively injects malicious JavaScript code when users navigate to five well-known and popular cryptocurrency management platforms. This code steals login credentials and private keys, data that it's sent to the same erc20wallet[.]tk third-party website.
Another example of how blockchain requires many single points of trust in order to be secure.
from Schneier on Security https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/01/chrome_extensio.html
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