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A developer's workstation showing VS Code with the Extensions marketplace open, two nearly identical 'Solidity Pro' extension tiles displayed side-by-side, one
Threat Intelligence

Fake 'Solidity Pro' VS Code Extensions Caught Emptying Crypto Wallets

Two look-alike extensions posed as tools for Ethereum developers, then quietly installed wallet and credential stealers on the machines that trusted them.

3 min read
A developer's computer monitor displaying code in an IDE, with network activity indicators and connection logs visible on the screen, suggesting background data
Threat Intelligence

77 fake developer tools on Open VSX quietly mapped coders' machines for a week

The counterfeit extensions copied real names from AMD, Azure, Salesforce and others, then phoned home to a domain registered days earlier.

4 min read
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