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Fake Firefox Wallet Extensions Linked to Crypto-Stealing Malware

Decrypt reports that dozens of fake Firefox wallet extensions, including 40 confirmed malicious ones, impersonate popular wallets like OKX, Rabby, and TronLink to steal recovery phrases. Users are warned to avoid entering their seed phrases into suspicious extensions.

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Extension marketplaces remain the softest target in the wallet supply chain: impersonation needs no exploit, only a convincing listing and a user willing to type a seed phrase. The named wallets are the tell — attackers follow liquidity and user count, so the brands most worth impersonating are the ones gaining traction. Whether browser vendors and wallet teams tighten listing verification or keep relying on user caution is the open question; until then, seed-phrase entry stays the single point of failure that no amount of wallet-side security can patch.

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