{
  "id": 449089,
  "title": "Solidity Pro VS Code Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets, API Keys, and Credentials",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/solidity-pro-vs-code-extensions-steal-crypto-wallets-api-keys-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-10T07:38:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/solidity-pro-vs-code-extensions-steal.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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. The names of the extensions are below - helper-beeps.solidity-pro web3devtoolsx.solidity-pro Although neither of the extensions is now available on Open VSX, the GitHub repository",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}