2019-2-11 17:00 |
Ethereum dapp service MetaMask was targeted by crypto-stealing malware found on Google's Play Store.
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Google, at the start of the month, removed yet another malware app used by hackers to steal cryptocurrencies. Experts at IT security firm, Eset tipped off the company to the presence of a fake MetaMask app on the Google Play Store.
2019-2-11 16:00 | |
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If you were to place a bet on what stories would be included in Moonday Mornings each week, what would you say? A dodgy cryptocurrency stealing app? A lawsuit? Maybe some new research that kills some hype? Or maybe even some news of government organizations joining the party? Well, you’d be right if that’s what you guessed.
2019-2-11 12:52 | |
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Crypto markets may still be way down but malware is on the rise and is still infiltrating the largest app market places on the web. Google Play Store has yet again been found to be hosting malicious applications designed to steal cryptocurrencies.
2019-2-11 11:01 | |
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Android malware has been on the rise over the past couple of years, we’ve just seen one of the worst attacks of this kind. ESET security researcher Lukas Stefanko found 13 apps with malware on the Play store, and said that more than 560,000 people downloaded these apps before Google took them down.
2018-11-21 14:09 | |
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On November 13, a malware researcher Lukas Stefanko reported in his blog that he had found four fake applications on Google Play Store that tried to trick users either in to luring their credentials or impersonating cryptocurrency wallets.
2018-11-15 13:32 | |
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Bitcoin Cash splits, IBM targets Thailand, crypto malware infests the Google Play Store, crypto Ponzi scheme busted in Japan, and accountants claim that ‘institutionalization’ is crypto’s only hope.
2018-11-15 03:50 | |
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Infowars is best known as the fake news platform used by beetroot-red nutjob Alex Jones to spout wild conspiracies and defame grieving parents. But did you also know it boasts an online store where you can buy vitamins, “neutraceuticals,” and garish right-wing t-shirts? I mention the retail bit because, according to ZDNet and Dutch security researcher, Willem de Groot, it was recently the site of a particularly nasty Magecart infection, which hoovered up the details of roughly 1,600 customers.
2018-11-14 12:59 | |
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Security and malware researcher Lukas Stefanko, who’s known for catching cryptocurrency-related scams, has recently found an app on Google’s Play Store phishing users’ credentials on conventional banking apps and cryptocurrency exchanges.
2018-11-5 13:51 | |
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A video published Thursday by security researcher Lukas Stefanko exposed a malicious app hosted on the Google Play store that distributes malware onto unsuspecting user’s mobile devices. Harvesting Your Passwords The app, called Easy Rates Converter, markets itself as a currency conversion tool.
2018-11-4 03:00 | |
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Despite Google’s hardline stance against malicious cryptocurrency apps, some still find ways of sneaking through its net. Security and malware researcher, Lukas Stefanko, published a video yesterday exposing how a malicious app, distributed via Google’s Play Store, steals the sensitive data from unsuspecting users.
2018-11-2 17:55 | |
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Privacy focussed web browser Brave is introducing a new feature to allow the tipping of individual Reddit and Twitter users. The functionality will be available from directly within the browser window and enable micro-payments using its native BAT token.
2018-10-20 23:00 | |
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Sophoslabs has published a report in which the company claims to have identified at least 25 Android apps published on the official Google Play store that contain script facilitating the ‘cryptojacking’ of users’ computing resources.
2018-9-27 02:15 | |
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Malware, a persistent thorn in the side of the internet’s wider community, has become an increasing concern for cryptocurrency users. A problem that comes in many forms, malicious software is leveraged by hackers to rob community members of their funds.
2018-9-18 23:37 | |
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Now i’m not sure if this recent Ethereum scam is genius, or just preying on gullible, but essentially what’s happened is someone has created an app for the Google Play store, that means the page for the app looks as if users can purchase single Ethereum tokens through Google Play, for the value of €335.
2018-8-22 15:30 | |
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There is an illegitimate “Ethereum” app that claims to sell you one Ether (the cryptocurrency derived from the Ethereum blockchain). Except it’s a scam – users are being tricked into buying a picture of its logo.
2018-8-21 18:19 | |
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An independent game that has been available on digital distribution platform Steam since March reportedly contains a crypto miner. Steam’s developer, Valve, has not made any public statements on the matter, although it has removed the game, ‘Abstractism’, from the Steam store; links to the game’s page instead redirect to Steam’s home page. The game […]
2018-8-1 03:36 | |
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An independent game that has been available on digital distribution platform Steam since March reportedly contains a crypto miner. Steam’s developer, Valve, has not made any public statements on the matter, although it has removed the game, ‘Abstractism’, from the Steam store; links to the game’s page instead redirect to Steam’s home page.
2018-7-31 02:25 | |
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Google just nixed any app that mines cryptocurrencies from its Play Store. With a recent update to the store’s policies, the tech monolith rewrote its stance on cryptocurrency apps.
2018-7-27 20:33 | |
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MetaMask, a popular web plugin that functions as an Ethereum wallet and allows users to run dApps in their browser, was briefly removed from Google Chrome’s web store today. Users speculated that the removal was related to Google’s ban on extensions that can be used for mining.
2018-7-26 21:36 | |
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MetaMask, a popular web plugin that functions as an Ethereum wallet and allows users to run dApps in their browser, was briefly removed from Google Chrome’s web store today. Users speculated that the removal was related to Google’s ban on extensions that can be used for mining.
2018-7-26 03:38 | |
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According to a blog post shared with CoinDesk, the new Kraken Wallet will be the first from a major exchange to be open-sourced.
MetaMask, a popular non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet for the Ethereum blockchain, is currently conducting tests on a novel on-chain payment card. This card, being developed in collaboration with Banx, will operate using Mastercard’s extensive payments network. According to a CoinDesk report…
Некастодиальный криптокошелек MetaMask тестирует платежную ончейн-карту Mastercard, выпущенную Baanx. Об этом сообщает CoinDesk. Совместный продукт станет «первым в истории действительно децентрализованным платежным Web3-решением», следует из маркетинговых материалов.
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MetaMask integrates Blockaid security alerts by default to protect users against malicious transactions.