Google Chrome Extension Secretly Charges Fees on Solana Transactions

According to Odaily, a Google Chrome extension has been discovered to secretly charge users fees during transactions on the Solana blockchain. A report released by cybersecurity firm Socket on Tuesday revealed that the extension, known as Crypto Copilot, injects additional transfers into each Solana Swap, stealing at least 0.0013 SOL or 0.05% of the transaction amount. Crypto Copilot utilizes the decentralized exchange Raydium to execute swaps for users but adds a secondary instruction to transfer SOL from the user to the attacker's wallet. The user interface only displays the swap details, while the wallet confirmation screen summarizes the transaction information without showing specific instructions. Crypto Copilot is marketed as a convenient tool for Solana traders to execute swaps directly via Twitter.