Firefox fans beware - these malicious add-ons are stealing millions, so be on your guard
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- Experts flag 150 Firefox add-ons which served as infostealers and keyloggers
- Add-ons added to the store are benign, but when they gain a reputation, they are transformed into malware
- The crooks steal crypto and track their victims' IP addresses
Cryptocurrency users running the Firefox browser should be careful - a major campaign has been detected aiming to steal their tokens right out of their wallets.
Recently, security researchers from Koi Security identified 150 add-ons in the Mozilla store which served as infostealers and keyloggers.
These add-ons started as benign tools, impersonating popular crypto wallets such as MetaMask, TronLink, or Rabby, but after accumulating enough downloads and positive reviews, the attackers replace them with new names and logos and inject malicious code that steals user wallet credentials and IP addresses.

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