Original title: Google Chrome explodes malicious plug-ins again, which can hijack cryptocurrency transactions
4hw.com.cn.com network security company trend technology reported this week that a malicious Google Chrome extension known for its efficiency has been modified for the cryptocurrency trading platform.
Trend technology said in its blog post that the malicious extension called facesworm has' completed 'to steal user credentials from Google, mymonero and coinhive; in short, it has contributed to a scam and consumed the processing power of the computer, providing power for secretly mining encrypted currency.
According to trend technology, the extension also enables the hijacking of cryptocurrency transactions on a variety of major exchanges, including poloniex, hitbtc, bitfinex, ethfinex, binance and blockchain (formerly known as Blockchain.info ）Encrypted wallet.