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Crypto users targeted in ‘elaborate’ scam using popular notes app

admin April 15, 2026 1 min read

Elastic Security Labs says a multi-step social engineering scam is aimed at those in crypto and finance, using a community plugin feature on a note-taking app to spread malicious device-controlling software.

Source:Cointelegraph

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