Security News > 2024 > September > Crypto Scam App Disguised as WalletConnect Steals $70K in Five-Month Campaign
2024-09-28 09:54
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Android app on the Google Play Store that enabled the threat actors behind it to steal approximately $70,000 in cryptocurrency from victims over a period of nearly five months. The dodgy app, identified by Check Point, masqueraded as the legitimate WalletConnect open-source protocol to trick unsuspecting users into downloading it. "Fake
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