{"id":544672,"date":"2026-01-21T11:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/slowmist-flags-linux-snap-store-attack-targeting-crypto-seed-phrases\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:53:10","slug":"slowmist-flags-linux-snap-store-attack-targeting-crypto-seed-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/slowmist-flags-linux-snap-store-attack-targeting-crypto-seed-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"SlowMist flags Linux Snap Store attack targeting crypto seed phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmRmZmEtMzg4Yy03YWQ5LWI5NTQtNzY2MWRmZTYxZjgwLmpwZw==.jpg\" alt=\"SlowMist flags Linux Snap Store attack targeting crypto seed phrases\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Attackers hijacked trusted Snap Store publishers via expired domains, allowing malicious wallet updates to reach long-time Linux users.<\/p>\n<p>Blockchain security company SlowMist flagged a new Linux-based attack vector that exploits trusted applications distributed through the Snap Store to steal users\u2019 crypto recovery seed phrases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, SlowMist\u2019s chief information security officer, 23pds, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/im23pds\/status\/2013823659497144474\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> attackers are abusing expired domains to hijack long-standing Snap Store publisher accounts and distribute malicious updates through official channels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">The compromised applications reportedly impersonate popular crypto wallets, including Exodus, Ledger Live and Trust Wallet, using interfaces that closely resemble legitimate software.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/slowmist-linux-snap-store-crypto-seed-attack\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attackers hijacked trusted Snap Store publishers via expired domains, allowing malicious wallet updates to reach long-time Linux users. Blockchain security company SlowMist flagged a new Linux-based attack vector that exploits trusted applications distributed through the Snap Store to steal users\u2019 crypto recovery seed phrases.\u00a0 In a post on X, SlowMist\u2019s chief information security officer, 23pds, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":544673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-544672","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}