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Malicious Firefox Extensions Impersonate Phantom, Jupiter, and Bitget to Steal Crypto Wallet Keys

Cybersecurity NewsOctober 28, 20265 min read

Three malicious Firefox extensions posed as the Phantom, Jupiter, and Bitget crypto wallets to steal recovery phrases and private keys. Whoever holds these secrets controls the wallet and every coin in it. All three listings were live on the Firefox Add-ons store during the research and have since been removed. The fake add-ons copied the […] The post Malicious Firefox Extensions Impersonate Phantom, Jupiter, and Bitget to Steal Crypto Wallet Keys appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Three malicious Firefox extensions posed as the Phantom, Jupiter, and Bitget crypto wallets to steal recovery phrases and private keys. Whoever holds these secrets controls the wallet and every coin in it. All three listings were live on the Firefox Add-ons store during the research and have since been removed. The fake add-ons copied the names, icons, and marketing text of well-known wallets. Anyone searching the store for a trusted wallet could easily install one by mistake. This is the same trick seen in other fake crypto wallet screens used to trap careless…

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