Coinomi Desktop Wallet Security Issue Discovered, Developers Claim Blackmail Attempt

A security vulnerability was discovered in the Coinomi wallet by a user that its developers claim attempted blackmail.

Coinomi, a multi-coin multi-platform cryptocurrency wallet, reportedly suffered a security vulnerability related to a Google spell checker API leaking recovery seeds. This vulnerability has since been patched, and reportedly only affected desktop versions of the wallet when restoring from a previous existing seed. Cryptocurrency security researcher Warith Al Maawali claimed loss of funds stemming from this vulnerability earlier this month, with security researcher Luke Childs publicizing it several days later.

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Author: Joël Valenzuela
Original link: https://dashnews.org/coinomi-desktop-wallet-security-issue-discovered-developers-claim-blackmail-attempt/