User lost $ 20,000 due to fake Uniswap exchange app on Google Play A fake version of Uniswap decentralized exchange software has been spotted in the Google Play app store, which is used to steal assets from users. According to Nuggets News founder Alex Saunders, his friend lost $ 20,000 because of this application.

User lost $ 20,000 due to fake Uniswap exchange app on Google Play

Fake version of software spotted in Google Play app store decentralized exchange Uniswap, which is used to steal assets from users. According to Nuggets News founder Alex Saunders, his friend lost $ 20,000 due to this application..

"The app has 100 fake positive reviews, so he trusted it and entered the phrase to recover the private key," Saunders wrote..



At the time of publication, the fake app is still available for download. The latest release was posted on November 10 by the developer Unidex, who indicated that the site has not been updated since 2008. The number of installations is 100+. Users who may have downloaded a malicious application and transferred their data to cybercriminals, but who have not yet lost their assets, should transfer the cryptocurrency to a new wallet.

Google Play is a popular channel for dissemination of related with cryptocurrencies of malicious applications. Earlier, the expert told how he managed to help a user who fell victim to a fake version of the Trust Wallet.

Note that Uniswap has present time there is no official mobile application, but the name of the exchange is actively used to promote other unrelated and often questionable products.

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