Solidity Pro VS Code Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets, API Keys, and Credentials | SpinGraph: Bad-actor framing
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Solidity Pro VS Code Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets, API Keys, and Credentials
VS Code, Solidity, credential theft, malware, Open VSX
Malicious VS Code extensions 'solidity-pro' distributed credential-stealing malware Extensions used deceptive naming to mimic legitimate Solidity tooling Removed from Open VSX but GitHub repository remains accessible
Emphasizes actor malice while minimizing platform governance gaps, vetting failures, or systemic risks in extension marketplaces; omits responsibility for detection latency or repository persistence.
Cybersecurity alert focused on attribution to bad actors rather than systemic vulnerability or accountability.
Malicious VS Code extensions named 'solidity-pro' stole crypto wallets and credentials.
No details on Open VSX or GitHub moderation response timelines; No disclosure of whether affected users were notified; No analysis of how the extensions evaded prior detection
Combines researcher authority signals with precise naming and removal status to create an impression of contained, attributable harm — but avoids examining why the extensions passed initial listing, how long they persisted, or what safeguards failed, thereby shrinking perceived platform responsibility relative to the actual attack surface.
Solidity Pro ('solidity-pro') extensions delivered a browser wallet and credential stealer.
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.
Extracted statistics from the source narrative
helper-beeps.solidity-pro and web3devtoolsx.solidity-pro