Topic: Apple is considered safe but still you gotta be careful - page 3. (Read 480 times)
I recently reported such a scam regarding Exodus that was on the Google store, but what I came across when looking into it is that people assume that if the Google store is so unregulated, then the Apple store must be a complete opposite, so they throw caution out of the window. The same skepticism should be involved in both cases because nothing is 100% safe.
It's still much better than in case of Android. Also, a little bit of common sense would have saved his money.
As per my knowledge, there is no Trezor App for iOS.
People do stupid mistakes and blame it on an operating system.
"someone did a ransomware attack on my system, let's blame Windows despite me knowing I am visiting/downloading bad stuff".
As per my knowledge, there is no Trezor App for iOS.
People do stupid mistakes and blame it on an operating system.
"someone did a ransomware attack on my system, let's blame Windows despite me knowing I am visiting/downloading bad stuff".
So what OS must we use ?
(To be honnest I'm looking for to change my PC and I'm currently looking for more safety)
(To be honnest I'm looking for to change my PC and I'm currently looking for more safety)
You may have heard already that there are less viruses made for desktop Linux (server Linux is a different story) than Windows, so Ubuntu LTS isn't a bad place to start. Vendors are starting to make versions of their programs specifically for it.
Alternatively, Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu and has mostly the same UI as Windows.
However, I think common sense is the best way to not get hack.
Yeah. If you see App A that has 500K downloads and an app B that pretends to look like App A but only has 5K downloads, then you have a pretty good feeling that App A is the real app and App B is a "fake" copy.
It's harder for fake apps to get hundreds of thousands of downloads, because the services they pay for to inflate downloads only have so many accounts and devices.
Used the app store to search for apps instead of going straight to the developer's site and verifying the download.
Downloaded a fake app even though Trezor doesn't even have an iOS app.
Didn't read all the reviews calling it a scam.
Blindly entered his seed phrase in to the fake app.
And now, according to the article, he blames Apple for "betraying his trust" and says they shouldn't be allowed to "get away with this".
It always amazes me how someone can hold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin and yet still be so monumentally uninformed. He had to do literally everything wrong to fall for this scam. The slightest bit of knowledge or due diligence regarding any one of these steps and he wouldn't have fallen for this. But no, it's Apple's fault.
But more importantly than what OS you use is to not just download random pieces of software you stumble across like this user did. If you want to download a crypto wallet or app, then make sure it is open source, visit the developer's site or GitHub directly, and verify your download's PGP signature.
Downloaded a fake app even though Trezor doesn't even have an iOS app.
Didn't read all the reviews calling it a scam.
Blindly entered his seed phrase in to the fake app.
And now, according to the article, he blames Apple for "betraying his trust" and says they shouldn't be allowed to "get away with this".
It always amazes me how someone can hold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin and yet still be so monumentally uninformed. He had to do literally everything wrong to fall for this scam. The slightest bit of knowledge or due diligence regarding any one of these steps and he wouldn't have fallen for this. But no, it's Apple's fault.
So what OS must we use ?
A reputable Linux distro such as Ubuntu.But more importantly than what OS you use is to not just download random pieces of software you stumble across like this user did. If you want to download a crypto wallet or app, then make sure it is open source, visit the developer's site or GitHub directly, and verify your download's PGP signature.
So what OS must we use ?
(To be honnest I'm looking for to change my PC and I'm currently looking for more safety)
However, I think common sense is the best way to not get hack.
(To be honnest I'm looking for to change my PC and I'm currently looking for more safety)
However, I think common sense is the best way to not get hack.
I'm not sure if y'all aware of it but if not: https://decrypt.co/63508/fake-trezor-iphone-app-scams-user-out-of-600000-in-bitcoin
Apple is known for it's rigorous process before allowing apps to it's app store, hence people tend to get bit loose with what they are downloading.
Fake trezor app passed through apple tests, multiple people fell for it, one with 17 BTC.
Don't depend on third party for your security.
Apple is known for it's rigorous process before allowing apps to it's app store, hence people tend to get bit loose with what they are downloading.
Fake trezor app passed through apple tests, multiple people fell for it, one with 17 BTC.
Don't depend on third party for your security.
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