Windsurf IDE Extension Drops Malware via Solana Blockchain

Bitdefender Labs 18 March 2026, 15:03 EET Security

Bitdefender researchers have discovered a malicious Windsurf IDE (integrated development environment) extension that deploys a multi-stage NodeJS stealer by using the Solana blockchain as the payload infrastructure.

Read the full story on Bitdefender Labs https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/labs/windsurf-extension-malware-solana

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