Beware: Malicious Ethereum Wallet Extension Steals Seed Phrases with Sui-per Sneaky Tactics!
Beware of the “Safery: Ethereum Wallet” extension! It’s about as safe as a porcupine hug. This malicious Chrome extension masquerades as secure but steals your seed phrases via cunning microtransactions. Stick to trusted wallets, or you might find your Ethereum disappearing faster than socks in a dryer.
Hot Take:
Who knew that your Ethereum wallet could double as a spy? In a plot twist that would make a Hollywood screenwriter jealous, a malicious Chrome extension is masquerading as a secure Ethereum wallet while secretly moonlighting as a digital pickpocket. Forget Ocean’s Eleven; meet Chrome’s One and Only, the ‘Safery’ extension, robbing crypto wallets by the microtransaction. Remember folks, if it sounds too good to be true, you’re probably downloading a hacker’s dream.
Key Points:
- A malicious Chrome extension named “Safery: Ethereum Wallet” is stealing seed phrases.
- The extension uses microtransactions to exfiltrate data without a C2 server.
- Seed phrases are encoded as fake Sui addresses in blockchain transactions.
- Researchers recommend using trusted wallet extensions and scanning for suspicious activity.
- Unexpected RPC calls from the browser should be treated as a high-risk signal.