An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- April 20, 2024
- April 19, 2024
- April 18, 2024
- April 17, 2024
- April 16, 2024
- April 15, 2024
- April 14, 2024
Some of Our Sources
- Slashdot
- Technology Review
- Web Designer Wall
- Team Treehouse
- Just Creative
- Smashing Magazine
- Smashing Apps
- Inspiredology
- My Ink Blog
- Stylized Web
Help Webnuz
Referal links:
March 13, 2016 04:00 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/IKBoLfdWIw4/google-chrome-extension-caught-stealing-bitcoin-from-users
Google Chrome Extension Caught Stealing Bitcoin From Users
An anonymous reader writes: Bitcoin exchange portal Bitstamp is warning users of a Google Chrome extension that steals their Bitcoin when making a transfer. According to Bitstamp, this extension contains malicious code that is redirecting payments to its own Bitcoin address. Bitcoin web app developer Devon Weller confirmed Bitstamp's findings, saying that the extension was secretly replacing Bitcoin QR codes with its own. The extension's name is BitcoinWisdom Ads Remover and is still available on the Google Chrome Web Store. In July 2015, many users reported having similar issues with the same extension.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/IKBoLfdWIw4/google-chrome-extension-caught-stealing-bitcoin-from-users
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Slashdot
Slashdot was originally created in September of 1997 by Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda. Today it is owned by Geeknet, Inc..More About this Source Visit Slashdot