Firefox-Supplement SafePal Wallet performed theft cryptocurrency

in the Firefox add-on catalog ( AMO ) Detected Malicious Supplement SafePal Wallet , which issued itself for an official addition for the Safepal cryptococherrel, but actually carried out the power to the user’s existing users after entering the account data. Design and descriptions were stylized under the SafePal mobile application.

Supplement was placed in the catalog 7 months ago, but there were only 95 users. The checks used in the AMO catalog did not reveal malicious activity and directory administrators learned about the problem only after one of the users add-on announced a fraudulent translation from his account of $ 4,000. It is noteworthy that in the comments on the add-on page for three months and a month ago, other victims published messages with warnings that the program steals funds.

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