{"id":566953,"date":"2024-08-20T14:30:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T14:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=566953"},"modified":"2024-08-20T14:30:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T14:30:32","slug":"malicious-chrome-extension-bull-checker-bypasses-solana-security-drains-user-wallets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/malicious-chrome-extension-bull-checker-bypasses-solana-security-drains-user-wallets","title":{"rendered":"Malicious Chrome Extension ”Bull Checker” Bypasses Solana Security, Drains User Wallets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter has issued a warning to users about a malicious Chrome extension called “Bull Checker” that has successfully bypassed Solana security measures and drained the wallets of several users.<\/p>\n

According to an Aug. 20 post<\/span><\/a> by Jupiter’s pseudonymous founder Meow, the extension targets Solana<\/span><\/a> users on Reddit and is falsely promoted as a tool to view specific meme coin holders.<\/p>\n

Bull Checker Extension Able To get Past Solana Drainer Checks<\/span><\/h2>\n

Meow said the extension was able to bypass <\/span>Solana<\/span><\/a> simulation checks to “appear normal.” He subsequently urged his followers to immediately remove the browser add-on if they installed it. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Over the past few days, our team and mods headed by @0xSoju<\/a> & @0xYankee<\/a> have spent endless hours trying to find out the root cause of some attacks on Solana DeFi users.<\/p>\n

With the help of @offside_labs<\/a>, @blowfishxyz<\/a> & others, we have identified a malicious extension called \"Bull… https:\/\/t.co\/jmzOWKE7P8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/KKiHJhI7dx<\/a><\/p>\n

— meow 喵 (@weremeow) August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n