Automatic data backup can cause the loss of funds of cryptocurrency usersPopular cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask has warned that automatic data backups on Apple devices could increase the risk of hacking. The manufacturer has advised users to disable such data backups.
🔒 If you have enabled iCloud backup for app data, this will include your password-encrypted MetaMask vault. If your password isn’t strong enough, and someone phishes your iCloud credentials, this can mean stolen funds. (Read on 👇) 1/3
— MetaMask 🦊💙 (@MetaMask) April 17, 2022
If attackers gain illegal access to sensitive data uploaded to iCloud, they can steal the user’s MetaMask cryptocurrency. The warning was posted on the project’s Twitter a few days after a MetaMask user lost $655,000 worth of NFTs and cryptocurrencies after an iCloud hack.
Hey y’all, let’s see how amazing this community can be. My entire wallet was just stolen. Totally wiped out,
MAYC 28478, MAYC 8952, MAYC 7536
Gutter cat 2280 , 2769, 2325
Also stole 100k in ape coin.
Looking for all the help I can get.100kreward @BoredApeYC @GutterCatGang
— Domenic Iacovone (@revive_dom) April 14, 2022
Apple mobile devices can automatically download application data. As a result of backup, files containing private keys can be uploaded to the company’s cloud services. They can be accessed by attackers. For example, as a result of a phishing attack.
MetaMask wallets on Apple devices are at risk of being hacked
