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March 1, 2019 10:01 pm

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.

Coinomi has since…… For Full Story please read:

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


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