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Ethereum Scam App Appears on Google Play Store, Malware Researcher Reports
An Ethereum scam app priced at $388 reportedly appeared on the Google Play Store, featuring so-called “Google Commerce Ltd†as the developer.
Play Store has recently become a spot for hosting another reported Ethereum Worth Buying
Lukas Stefanko, a malware researcher from Slovakia, found a fraudulent “Ethereum” application on Google Play that had been allegedly offered for purchase at price of €335 or around $388, according to The Next Web.
, the researcher noted that buying the app is “not the same” as an Ethereum purchase, implying that his recent discovery is a crypto scam intended to defraud users by mimicking the original
Stefanko’s tweet shows that the scam application, which was described through Google Translate as “just a Ethereum,” was developed by so-called “Google Commerce Ltd,” and has managed to amass over 100 installs since the last update in August 2017 by the time of the report.
of the developer of Google-backed applications on Google Play Store is “Google LLC.” At press time, the application is unavailable on Google Play.
remote mining applications. According to The Next Web, despite the recent ban, noting that Google developers have 30 days from the date of policy changes to comply. Ethereum Worth Buying , noting that Google developers have 30 days from the date of policy changes to comply.
the ban of all mining extensions from its Chrome Web Store, as well as all browser extensions to mine cryptocurrency. And in March, Google followed Facebook’s
a ban on all crypto-related ads of all kinds, a step that reportedly subsequently
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