Man Loses Life Savings to Phony Bitcoin iOS App- Over a Million Dollars in BT...
Just recently, an individual lost all of his life savings in a matter of no time after he downloaded a malicious and phony Trezor application onto his iOS smartphone from Apple’s App Store. Phillipe Christodoulou lost 17.1 bitcoin or over a million dollars worth of the cryptocurrency using today’s exchange rates. Christodoulou detailed that he’s more upset with Apple than the hackers who stole his precious digital assets. Individual Loses His Life Savings- 17 Bitcoin Gone Malicious and phony applications for smartphones can be a problem for crypto users and not too long....
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