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Malware log shows it went after Codex auth files and saved browser passwords

A Japanese user traced what an infection read from their machine.

黒神(kokushin)@kokushing on X
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A user posting as @kokushing traced the logs of malware on their machine, posting in Japanese.

After a file called insight.bundle was downloaded, the malware read credentials and files including .codex/auth.json and config.toml, VS Code's settings.json, and saved Chrome and Edge passwords. They logged out of Codex and changed passwords right away.

The post drew about 570 likes.

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