TREE NEWS update: Security firm SlowMist has identified malicious code in Udesk scripts that can alter both displayed and copied cryptocurrency deposit addresses, enabling address swapping during transactions. The payload’s data collection also exceeds three site-specific targeting rules, indicating broader data theft than initially scoped. The finding raises concerns for crypto users interacting with sites running the affected scripts.
SlowMist Finds Data-Stealing, Address-Swapping Code in Udesk Scripts
The significance here is less about a single compromised site than about the trust layer beneath customer-support tooling: a script that can rewrite both the address a user sees and the one copied to clipboard undermines the basic verification step crypto users rely on. The finding that data collection exceeds the stated targeting rules suggests the exposure is wider than the original scope implied, which matters for any platform embedding third-party chat or helpdesk widgets. What's worth watching is whether the affected scripts are isolated to specific deployments or more broadly embedded, and whether address-swapping is confirmed in live incidents rather than only in code.
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