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August 06, 2016, 01:46:55 PM
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In the past couple of days, many fake bitcoin wallets have made their way into Apple’s App Store, which are designed to steal unsuspecting user funds.

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August 06, 2016, 07:37:38 PM
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There have been several apps that are made for the sole reason of stealing coins from innocent people. They get deleted regularly, but in the same speed they are being added to the App Store. For the experienced Bitcoiner it's not really a problem, but the rookies may fall for it as they don't know the difference between apps from legit sources and theft apps.
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