Solidity Pro VS Code Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets, API Keys, and Credentials

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Solidity Pro VS Code Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets, API Keys, and Credentials
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Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension named Solidity Pro ("solidity-pro") that has been observed delivering a browser wallet and credential stealer. The names of the extensions are below - helper-beeps.solidity-pro web3devtoolsx.solidity-pro Although neither of the extensions is now available on Open VSX, the GitHub repository

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