Based Apparel website goes offline after malware attack targeting crypto wallets
Based Apparel, a merchandise store co-founded by FBI Director Kash Patel, has gone offline following a malware attack. The malware targeted macOS users and aimed to steal credentials from over 200 cryptocurrency wallet browser extensions. Security researchers flagged the site for serving malicious content that tricked users into executing harmful commands.
- ▪The site was taken offline on May 22, 2026, after reports of the malware surfaced.
- ▪Visitors were deceived by a fake Cloudflare validation check that executed malicious terminal commands.
- ▪The malware was capable of harvesting sensitive data from various crypto wallet extensions.
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