Crypto Crooks: Six-Year NuGet Impersonation Scam Steals Wallets Right Under Your Code!
Beware of the sneaky NuGet package, Tracer.Fody.NLog, lurking in the shadows, waiting to pilfer your cryptocurrency wallet! This devious imposter masquerades as a legitimate .NET tracing library, but it’s really a wallet-stealing menace. Remember, the only thing scarier than typos is a typosquatting package with your digital gold in its sights.
Hot Take:
Who knew that a single misplaced letter could lead to such a sinister game of “Finders Keepers”? This crypto-hungry NuGet package is the ultimate typo-trap, making careless developers the latest victims in the age-old tale of “I before E except after C…” and, apparently, “S” too!
Key Points:
- A malicious NuGet package named “Tracer.Fody.NLog” has been sneaking around as a crypto wallet stealer.
- Craftily impersonating the legitimate “Tracer.Fody” library, it has been fooling users since February 2020.
- The package has a not-so-friendly habit of exfiltrating wallet data to Russia using an IP address resembling a spy movie plot.
- It’s been downloaded 2,000 times, with 19 downloads in just the last six weeks for its latest version.
- Defenders are advised to brace for similar shenanigans with other .NET packages in the future.
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