Chrome Extension Hijacked to Deliver Malware, Steal Crypto Wallets

A compromised Chrome extension with 7,000 users was updated to deploy malware, strip security headers, and steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases.

QuickLens Chrome extension steals crypto, shows ClickFix attack

A Chrome extension named "QuickLens - Search Screen with Google Lens" has been removed from the Chrome Web Store after it was ...
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Microsoft Warns Developers of Fake Next.js Job Repos Delivering In-Memory Malware

While the Windows maker did not attribute the activity to a specific threat actor, the use of VS Code tasks and Vercel ...
InfoWorld

The browser is your database: Local-first comes of age

The thick client is making a comeback. Here’s how next-generation local databases like PGlite and RxDB are bringing ...

Fake Next.js job interview tests backdoor developer's devices

The Microsoft Defender team has discovered a coordinated campaign targeting software developers through malicious repositories posing as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessment materials, ...
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Malicious Next.js Repos Target Developers Via Fake Job Interviews

Linked to North Korean fake job-recruitment campaigns, the poisoned repositories are aimed at establishing persistent C2 ...

Fake 'interview' repos lure Next.js devs into running secret-stealing malware

All of the execution paths identified by its research team are designed to trigger during the Next.js devs' normal working ...
InfoWorld

Abandoned project linking Java, JavaScript makes a comeback

The Detroit project envisioned using JavaScript as an extension language for Java applications. Now it’s being revived with ...