172 Android Cryptocurrency Mining Apps Turn Out to Be Just Scams

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People everywhere are being warned to be careful around Android apps that claim they can mine Bitcoin in the cloud. According to researchers at the private IT security company Lookout, scammers fooled almost 100.000 people into purchasing fake Android cryptocurrency mining apps. The 172 paid Android apps, tracked as two separate families named BitScam (83,800 installs) […]

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