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Google Removes 8 Cryptocurrency Apps From Its Play Store As Users 'Losing Personal Details'

Google has deleted 8 dangerous cryptocurrency apps from the Play Store. With the help of these apps, hackers were able to leak users' account details.

New Delhi: Tech Giant Google has removed 8 extremely dangerous cryptocurrency apps from its Play Store. These include apps like BitFunds, Bitcoin. If these apps are still on your smartphone Google recommends deleting them immediately.

With the help of these apps, hackers are leaking data from the users' accounts. Once users were done installing the app, hackers used to send a virus to users' accounts through ads, which easily leaked their details. Google has removed them from its platform and has asked users to delete them. 

According to a report by security firm Trend Micro, there was no getting away with these ads once you have downloaded these 8 apps.

From these apps, users were taking monthly subscriptions of about Rs 1,115 and at the same time, important information about their accounts was going to hackers. Let's find out which are these 8 apps that you need to delete right now.

Dangerous Apps Removed From Google Play Store

BitFunds – Crypto Cloud Mining

Bitcoin Miner – Cloud Mining

Bitcoin (BTC) – Pool Mining Cloud Wallet

Crypto Holic – Bitcoin Cloud Mining

Daily Bitcoin Rewards – Cloud Based Mining System

Bitcoin 2021

MineBit Pro – Crypto Cloud Mining & BTC miner

Ethereum (ETH) – Pool Mining Cloud

According to the report, there are more than 120 fake cryptocurrency apps that can compromise users' personal details. To identify any such dangerous apps, you must get the right information about the app before downloading it. 

 

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