Topic: Browser extensions can steal bitcoin - page 6. (Read 1146 times)
Especially, when you are installing some fraud extensions that are offered from scammers. I got a telegram DM several months ago, where a guy promised to multiply my earnings, just by installing a chrome extension.
It is best to never install any extension or application on your computer. Because your money can be stolen at any time, always be careful if you don't want to cry and regret
Its been a long time since ive knew that browser extensions are bad news and in fact they should consider red flags, you can easily get viruses on your pc or even spyware but the latest news about these so called browser extensions is they can be used to steal your coins, consider this a warning for those who use chrome and mozilla firefox browser extensions regularly. I came across the warning while surfing the internet today.
Browser extensions can help scammers steal your crypto Casa CEO Jeremy Welch warned the audience at the Baltic Honeybadger conference in Riga this weekend.
Sorry i couldn't drop link to the full news because i got the warning news from pivot news which would require you to download app before reading any news, share this warning with friends and crypto fans especially newbies
Browser extensions can help scammers steal your crypto Casa CEO Jeremy Welch warned the audience at the Baltic Honeybadger conference in Riga this weekend.
Sorry i couldn't drop link to the full news because i got the warning news from pivot news which would require you to download app before reading any news, share this warning with friends and crypto fans especially newbies
I love to read that article to see how reliable is the news, I'm using a lot of extensions, and so far I'm safe but these extensions are popular extensions in the market and they are verified extensions, people should only worry if they downloaded it in a third party because they are not verified from Google extensions.
Probably there's a possibility if you use a fake extension to your browser, wherein made only to hack information. Indeed mostly project nowadays using metamask extension and on this case there's a high chance they can steal our private information easily in my opinion , so we must be aware using that as well .make sure that the project were trusted to assure it's safe to use because you know it's hard to determine easily because of copy pasting designed and etc.
If I imagine that also MetaMask could be hijacked then it is pretty normal to be paranoid.
In cryptocurrencies you are responsible for your funds, if you do one mistake, you can loose everything, it is very important to know that there is no way how to get your stolen funds back
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In cryptocurrencies you are responsible for your funds, if you do one mistake, you can loose everything, it is very important to know that there is no way how to get your stolen funds back
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I believe that the fewer applications and extensions on the device the safer. But if you install extensions and applications, then be sure to check them out.
wow, it looks like thieves are getting smarter now.
now they find other ways to benefit in their pockets, it seems we have to be more vigilant in using anything or visiting anything through our computer.
now i have to pay close attention to everything so that there is no chance for them to infiltrate my computer.
now they find other ways to benefit in their pockets, it seems we have to be more vigilant in using anything or visiting anything through our computer.
now i have to pay close attention to everything so that there is no chance for them to infiltrate my computer.
It can certainly happen if you use a bad extension. They can steal everything on your computer if you provide access to the extension. Be careful when installing extensions if you don't want to lose all your money
this is scary, now more and more ways for someone to steal money in our wallets without us knowing. it seems i should be more careful when visiting or using anything on my computer.
i think i should thank the OP for giving me an early warning.
Everything what you have installed in your computer can be infected by a computer virus, keep it in your mind.
That is why hardware wallets are recommended because no one is able to see your private key.
That is why hardware wallets are recommended because no one is able to see your private key.
be quit with browser extension on your computer, always check first before you installing your extension on your browser, I found many fake extension always show up on my browser.
If extensions are scammy then it will be just the same as visiting scam website directly and telling the scam to come and steal our fund or we give them the right to install spy ware on our laptop that will make the scammer be able to monitor our cryptocurrency account and then steal our fund.
We really need to be very careful of the extension that we install, not all extension are actually bad, we just have to make sure that we follow extension from companies that are very reliable and not just the ones that we see verified, because even the verified ones will never tell the story that they have such thing, because it is very difficult to trace an extension to malware, so the only way to avoid it is either we don’t install the software at all or we extremely ensure that the company is a reliable one.
We really need to be very careful of the extension that we install, not all extension are actually bad, we just have to make sure that we follow extension from companies that are very reliable and not just the ones that we see verified, because even the verified ones will never tell the story that they have such thing, because it is very difficult to trace an extension to malware, so the only way to avoid it is either we don’t install the software at all or we extremely ensure that the company is a reliable one.
Not all extensions are scammy, some just have some weak coding and vulnerability that is not discovered by their own developers. And then when the hackers find it they can exploit it,,, and users are the unknowing victim until the hack becomes public.
One way to prevent this is to make your extension open source.
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My guess, they cannot if you encrypt the wallet? Or they can do it even with an encrypted wallet?
I have read an article and experienced by my own friend because installing some extensions in their browser, the extension owner can be used to steal passwords owned by the computer owner, it's better when you have to be careful when you want to install extensions.
Or its better not to use browser extensions at all, doing so won't hurt at all and if its a must all browser extensions always have standalone official software that you can download from official websites, finding its right source is not hard at all
I have always known we have phishing extensions. Last year some persons got their hydro stolen and other assets because of phishing browser extension. My question is are are these: Will my original added metamask extension also turn to stealing my coins? I have real Myetherwallet, folkdelta and metamask extension. The site are well spelt and have been using them for years now, hope this poses no threat?
I have read an article and experienced by my own friend because installing some extensions in their browser, the extension owner can be used to steal passwords owned by the computer owner, it's better when you have to be careful when you want to install extensions.
Really? it's very dangerous. Third-party applications always ask for access to explore your account. It is very important for us to read the instructions displayed, choose wisely. Things to consider before giving access are: how secure the application or extension is and what account data is requested. Always be careful with your clicks.
I have read an article and experienced by my own friend because installing some extensions in their browser, the extension owner can be used to steal passwords owned by the computer owner, it's better when you have to be careful when you want to install extensions.
Really? it's very dangerous. Third-party applications always ask for access to explore your account. It is very important for us to read the instructions displayed, choose wisely. Things to consider before giving access are: how secure the application or extension is and what account data is requested. Always be careful with your clicks. 
I have read an article and experienced by my own friend because installing some extensions in their browser, the extension owner can be used to steal passwords owned by the computer owner, it's better when you have to be careful when you want to install extensions.
That's what I'm afraid of, I've never installed any extensions for fear that things that happen are better stored in documents that are safer than browser extensions.
I have read an article and experienced by my own friend because installing some extensions in their browser, the extension owner can be used to steal passwords owned by the computer owner, it's better when you have to be careful when you want to install extensions.
There are chances to get evaded through extensions. It is always good to go with trusted extensions and never install unwanted extensions. In an article read about people using free VPN services to stay anonymous, while doing so users go through the VPN and enter all the personal passwords for the wallet. This is been stored by the VPN network and funds were stolen. So always good to use trusted extensions as well other services. 
Aside browser extensions, some malicious keyboards can steal your private keys or mnemonic phrases. So my advise is, do not install 3rd party keyboards at all.
Yeah right. There are malicious software that are also injecting malware into your computer, AFAIK it's not literally that it will search for your private keys or phrases but it's like a keylogger that everything you copy will be saved to their database. I don't know the full cycle of how they steal it but as a user, we should consider the need of being aware of this kind of stealing.Don't download untrusted sources because those kind of malware mainly comes from those.
Possibility to steal your bitcoin by using browser extensions is always there in that case you need tobe careful, I never heared any news that someone steal bitcoin by using extension but using this extension is so risky before adding any extension to your browser be sure it is safe to use.
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