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RE: [NEW VERSION] Steemit More Info 1.2 - Chrome Extension + Firefox Extension

in #steemdev7 years ago

Users of this extension, please remember that any browser extension can potentially steal your private keys and money. Extensions installed via a web store that updates them automatically could be silently upgraded to malicious versions later, post-audit, without your knowledge if the author's own credentials (to upload new versions) become compromised somehow.

Please do be extremely careful with accounts that have significant amounts of money in them. This is not a theoretical risk.

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I can not empathize this more! Using a browser extension that can read the data on steemit.com is a huge risk and should not be treated lightly. If you can (I know Firefox supports it) disable auto update or better, install it from the source I reviewed.

We are currently having multiple scamming attempts and a browser extension that steals your keys is definitely a possibility. And don't take anyone's word for it that an extension is secure. Humans make mistakes and a security audit is no protection.

certainly as the extensions can steal you datas thats why asked in the previous comment about is this official or not .

No, it is not an official project.

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