Modern technologies, such as the internet, smartphones, and\u00a0blockchain, are often touted as world-changing innovations, and while this may be the case, there are still glaring problems with the security of digital systems.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday morning, concerned individuals across the web took to social media<\/a> to reveal that malicious code had taken the place of MEGA’s chrome extension, which has been downloaded tens of millions of times across the globe. Some claimed that the updated code allowed the extension to gather sensitive data from popular websites across the internet.<\/p>\n At first, many believed that this hack only affected popular websites, like Google and Facebook, but upon further analysis, cybersecurity experts noted that the updated MEGA extension could grab sensitive data from crypto-related sites as well.<\/p>\n Ricardo Spagni, a well-known Monero developer, backed up this claim, telling his followers that Monero and Ethereum private keys could be stolen via the combination of MEGA Chrome (version 3.39.4 specifically) and the MyMonero and\/or MyEtherWallet storage solutions.<\/p>\n Confirmed that it also extracts private keys if you login to MyMonero and\/or MyEtherWallet in a browser with the extension installed. https:\/\/t.co\/fpVK11zZ9Z<\/a><\/p>\n — Ric \u201cel pony esponjoso\u201d (@fluffypony) September 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n