From what I know they are supposed to check all apps for malicious code.
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Topic: [2015-11-05] CD: Fake LocalBitcoins Android App is Phishing For Bitcoins (Read 303 times)
November 05, 2015, 01:08:03 PM
Would like to see Google's comment on this. Do they not check all the apps when its submitted to the PlayStore?
From what I know they are supposed to check all apps for malicious code.
From what I know they are supposed to check all apps for malicious code.
November 05, 2015, 12:46:51 PM
Fake LocalBitcoins Android App is Phishing For Bitcoins
A fake LocalBitcoins app is being distributed on the Google Play store in a bid to steal user bitcoins.
The Helsinki-based bitcoin exchange said that it has reached out to the app store to have the fraudulent app removed. LocalBitcoins staff said earlier today that upon download the fake app seeks “to get access to your account by having you activate HMAC authentication for your account”.
http://www.coindesk.com/fake-localbitcoins-android-app-is-phishing-for-your-bitcoins/
A fake LocalBitcoins app is being distributed on the Google Play store in a bid to steal user bitcoins.
The Helsinki-based bitcoin exchange said that it has reached out to the app store to have the fraudulent app removed. LocalBitcoins staff said earlier today that upon download the fake app seeks “to get access to your account by having you activate HMAC authentication for your account”.
http://www.coindesk.com/fake-localbitcoins-android-app-is-phishing-for-your-bitcoins/
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