Newly Uncovered Crypto Malware Can Steal Seed Phrases
The research firm said it found “dozens” of iOS and Android apps in 2021, with some of them mimicking the appearance of popular apps like Coinbase, imToken, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Bitpie, TokenPocket, or OneKey (via Android Police). Once installed, the attackers could steal seed phrases from the users, offering them access to their crypto wallets in the process. To make the operation seem legitimate, the attackers even placed ads for these malicious apps on various websites....