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submitted 10 months ago by danielfgom@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

A Bitcoin investor was recently scammed out of 9 Bitcoin (worth around $490K) in a fake “Exodus wallet” desktop application for Linux, published in the Canonical Snap Store. This isn’t the first time; if nothing changes, it likely won’t be the last.

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[-] danielfgom@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They seem to be doing more on that side than Canonical is. But I agree, it should be MANDATORY that the developer is thoroughly vetted and approved and the code run and checked before publishing.

I hope this is a wake up call for Snaps and Flatpaks.

Apps from the repo have the security, which is why I always default to the distribution repo

[-] qaz@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

it should be MANDATORY that the developer is thoroughly vetted and approved and the code run and checked Brexit before publishing.

Brexit?

[-] danielfgom@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Damn autocorrect...

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