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Smartphones, and more specifically, android based ones, are potential targets of malicious apps and fake apps stealing your data, and that can of course apply to keyboards that you install (see for example this thread). It could even happen unintentionally, as a result of data they amass that one may not be aware of, which can eventually get leaked. Hell, you’ve even got to be wary of text prediction options.
Topic: What about a smartphone keyboard - page 2. (Read 221 times)
Clipboard malware is a kind of malware that affect what you copied, in a way the malware will change it to an attacker's data like bitcoin address. You can also copy and paste on android devices, which means it is also possible on android devices. Be expecting this type of malware on any device that can copy and paste.
Yes, Keylogger is also possible, that is why it is better to make use of virtual keyboard. Developers know what they are doing as they make virtual keyboard to popup when you are writing your seed phrase while setting up a wallet on Android devices. You will notice that on wallet like mobile Electrum.
Yes, Keylogger is also possible, that is why it is better to make use of virtual keyboard. Developers know what they are doing as they make virtual keyboard to popup when you are writing your seed phrase while setting up a wallet on Android devices. You will notice that on wallet like mobile Electrum.
My question have been answered before about Keylogger and Clipboard hacks, they are 100% real but every comments I read are talking about computers/PC only, can these hacks happen on a mobile smartphone too? Android phones to be precise.
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