{"id":92802,"date":"2018-11-11T20:40:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T04:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=92802"},"modified":"2019-11-07T02:27:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T02:27:26","slug":"fake-eos-wallet-found-stealing-user-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/fake-eos-wallet-found-stealing-user-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake EOS Wallet Found Stealing User Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fake <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/eos\/\">EOS<\/a> wallet app on the Google Play store has been stealing cryptocurrency. EOS developers took to Twitter Thursday morning to warn the community.<\/p>\n<h2>A Reasonable Facsimile<\/h2>\n<p>EOS RIO is an independent software firm based in Rio de Janeiro. The group is designated as one of the 21 &#8216;Block Producers' for EOS, one of the primary governing bodies on the EOS blockchain.<\/p>\n<p>The fake app, SimplEOS was designed to mimic the appearance of other apps made by EOS RIO. Once downloaded, the wallet app would steal funds by deceiving users into divulging their private keys.<\/p>\n<p>Following the app's appearance, EOS RIO warned the community in a Tweet that the group currently has no apps in the Google Play store.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? SCAM ALERT ? <\/p>\n<p>There is a fake SimplEOS app on Google Play! We\u2019ve taken the security measures to take it down! Please help us spread the word to avoid users from being hacked!<br \/>The secure way to download your SimplEOS is on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aFFX8mwVOU\">https:\/\/t.co\/aFFX8mwVOU<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w8IkxYPF0F\">https:\/\/t.co\/w8IkxYPF0F<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lBAanaqBKy\">pic.twitter.com\/lBAanaqBKy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EOS Rio (@eosriobrazil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eosriobrazil\/status\/1060579777432641537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As of this writing, the malicious app has been taken down by Google.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Fake wallet apps do their best to imitate the real thing in an attempt to gain a user\u2019s login credentials and clean out their crypto wallets. Usernames, passwords, and private keys are all targets for malicious software, and because of the decentralized nature of crypto stolen funds are oftentimes gone for good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Sticking with trusted developers is usually a great way to make sure you aren\u2019t downloading a fake app. However, even the developers of an app can be faked.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Luckily, once EOS RIO was made aware of the app, the group published warnings to ensure the community was informed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Not The First Fake EOS Wallet<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92153\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92153 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/google-play-store-found-pishing-social-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Google Play Store Hosted App Found Hacking Crypto Login Credentials\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Related:\u00a0<a title=\"Google Play Store Hosted App Found Hacking Crypto Login Credentials\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/google-play-store-hosted-app-found-hacking-crypto-login-credentials\/\">Google Play Store Hosted App Found Hacking Crypto Login Credentials<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Fake apps can wreak havoc, even if they get removed quickly. Last week, security researcher Lucas Stenfanko found a seemingly innocuous currency converter app that was <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/google-play-store-hosted-app-found-hacking-crypto-login-credentials\/\"><span class=\"s2\">harvesting user\u2019s banking passwords<\/span><\/a>, including ones for crypto exchanges like Binance. The app had over 500 downloads before it was taken down. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">According to The Next Web, YouTubers The Hodgetwins had their EOS <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/hardfork\/2018\/10\/02\/hodgetwins-cryptocurrency-eos-stolen\/\"><span class=\"s2\">stolen<\/span><\/a> from another shady wallet app hosted in the Apple app store. The app was only removed after the theft of 1,500 EOS (roughly $8,500 USD).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Protecting Your Cryptocurrency<\/h2>\n<p>Cryptocurrency holders are prime targets for hackers. To protect your investment it is important to remain vigilant.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to identify fake apps is to check the app's reviews. If there are a large number of downloads and more than a thousand reviews, then you can be reasonably sure that the app is legitimate.<\/p>\n<p>Another good practice is to keep the majority of your funds in a cold wallet. Although hot wallets give users quick access to funds and access over the internet, these features are also areas of attack for hackers. To minimize these risks a cold wallet is the best solution. Cold wallets store funds completely offline, providing hackers with fewer ways to steal your funds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fake EOS wallet app on the Google Play store has been stealing cryptocurrency. EOS developers took to Twitter Thursday morning to warn the community. A Reasonable Facsimile EOS RIO is an independent software firm based in Rio de Janeiro. 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