19 Chrome and Edge extensions were turned into crypto-stealing tools.
The actor buys legitimate extensions or builds clean ones, waits for them to gain users, then pushes malicious updates capable of stealing wallet secrets, credentials, and draining crypto.
How the trusted-extension strategy works: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/19-chrome-and-edge-extensions-found.html
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