Hello,
If you are talking about Google Play Store, ( i am android developer)
Recently google change the policy and make a request to All apps inside Google Play, forces application to run a device target api 26.
With this rule, its more hard to create malicious apps with permissions (on past, all permissions on installation time) on few minutes...
Now its extremelly hard to run services or create anything behind app without owner permission.
The date to change 01/Nov. Developers with apps using targetSDK lower than 26 , have a application removed from playstore.
https://developer.android.com/distribute/best-practices/develop/target-sdk
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/113469#targetsdk
Topic: Malicious cryptocurrency apps found on the Play Store? - page 2. (Read 339 times)
phishing crimes are actually the responsibility of every user, don't expect too much of a system to eradicate them. awareness of the use of a good and correct crypto wallet account is a form of prevention against phishing crime. never download applications that don't make sense, such as applications that offer free crypto coins in a short time, applications that clearly interest the private key or any form of access to your crypto account / wallet. except that the application was indeed developed by a related exchanger. but back again, everything is about the user's caution.
The Google PlayStore sure does have a good number of malicious apps due to Google being less strict compared to Apple's App Store. When you're planning on downloading a certain Android wallet, I suggest going to the wallet's main website instead, then click on the PlayStore link from there. It just gives you more guarantee that you're actually viewing the correct app on Google PlayStore; or, you could download the official .apks on their site as an alternative.
The App Store and PlayStore links from the app's websites usually looks like this:
The App Store and PlayStore links from the app's websites usually looks like this:
Check description, check reviews, check screenshots — don't enter any sensitive information and if it feels shady then it is (in most cases!).
4 days ago, a military friend of mine funds all got stolen. A look a scan of his wallet via etherscan.io showed that the fund always left same minute after successfully receiving it. And the name of the application in play store is "ERC20 Tokens Wallet". I had advised him to download Imtoken from the store. He won't listen until the worst happened. Thank God I was able to detect it when he complained the fund he sent was yet to reach it destination. Now a check on that phishing app showed that it has some good reviews, but my conclusion is that the reviews are nothing but conspiracy. Try to make download directly from authors link or make reviews on YouTube or ask someone already using it. Let's avoid the worst case.
You should know that every wallet has access to your funds if you don't control the private keys mate.
If you are using an app to store your coins you better to make sure they are not storing your private
Keys on their servers.
If you are using an app to store your coins you better to make sure they are not storing your private
Keys on their servers.
Don't download an app that you don't have an idea if its legit or not. Look onto the reviews and if no review, then don't download it unless you see some reviews that you can trust with in other sites.
Could this reduce the confidence in Bitcoin and other legit crypto-currencies?
Why would it will? a lot of malicious apps are taking it over and not only in crypto circle.Many of them have lots of downloads and reviews.
You can read it here: https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/11/14/google-play-fake-cryptocurrency-wallets/
It seems to me that we might need commercial banks to get more involved and create wallet apps but then we miss the point of why crypto-currencies were created.
Since crypto apps are proliferating all over the place, is there any way to confirm that they are phishing-free? Many reports have confirmed that the Google playstore is very slow to take action against fake wallet-apps, to the great displeasure of those who use virtual coins...
Could this reduce the confidence in Bitcoin and other legit crypto-currencies?
Most of the malicious or phishing apps are the mining apps. My first advise is simple, never download any app that claims you can mine any bitcoin or satoshi or any other coins. Most of them end up accessing some private info about your device. Stay away from them. Also be mindful of some unpopular wallet apps too. You may loose your stored coins. Could this reduce the confidence in Bitcoin and other legit crypto-currencies?
Don't download an app that you don't have an idea if its legit or not. Look onto the reviews and if no review, then don't download it unless you see some reviews that you can trust with in other sites.
Could this reduce the confidence in Bitcoin and other legit crypto-currencies?
Why would it will? a lot of malicious apps are taking it over and not only in crypto circle.
Since crypto apps are proliferating all over the place, is there any way to confirm that they are phishing-free? Many reports have confirmed that the Google playstore is very slow to take action against fake wallet-apps, to the great displeasure of those who use virtual coins...
Could this reduce the confidence in Bitcoin and other legit crypto-currencies?
Could this reduce the confidence in Bitcoin and other legit crypto-currencies?
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