Chrome Extension Steals Funds in Sneaky Solana Transactions

A new malicious Chrome extension, dubbed ‘Crypto Copilot,’ has been uncovered by cybersecurity firm Socket. This extension, disguised as a convenient tool for handling Solana transactions, secretly adds hidden fees to user’s swaps. 🤯 Analysis reveals that the extension conducts an additional transfer of 0.0013 SOL (equivalent to 0.05% of the transaction amount) to an attacker’s wallet before users even realize what is happening.