Chrome Web Store’s No. 4 crypto wallet can steal user seed phrases

A malicious “Safery: Ethereum Wallet” extension is currently live on the Chrome Web Store, using a crafty backdoor to exfiltrate seed phrases. Here's how it works.

Blockchain security platform Socket has warned of a new malicious crypto wallet extension on Google’s Chrome Web Store that has a unique way of stealing seed phrases to drain user assets.  

The extension is called “Safery: Ethereum Wallet” and claims itself as a “reliable and secure browser extension designed for easy and efficient management” of Ethereum-based assets. 

However, as highlighted in a Tuesday report from Socket, the extension is actually designed to steal seed phrases via a crafty backdoor.  

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