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Another cryptocurrency theft is in the books! The crypto arena, since its inception has been thronged with heist. The virtual assets seem to beguile some of the most malicious players in the industry. The rising popularity of cryptocurrencies has attracted both thieves & investors in equal measures. It has led to significant increase in both crimes & disputes related to digital assets. As  Crypt-o-currency Mining Apps have been banned by Google from the official Play Store , threat actors are adopting shady tactics to swindle victim’s crypto currency wallets. Recent research reveals that a malicious app designed to steal cryptocurrency has been discovered on Google play, the official Android App Store. Classified as  clipper,  the malware is configured to intercept victim’s device’s clipboard & replace their wallet address stealthily with the one belonging to the attacker. Earlier, similar cryptocurrency stealers leveraging clipboard hijacking techni...