Solana Mobile Pulls Fake SKR Claim App That Asked Users for Seed Phrases

AI Market Summary

A malicious app briefly entered Solana Mobile's dApp Store and solicited seed phrases, underscoring phishing risk in Solana's consumer ecosystem. Quick removal and patching limit systemic damage, but the incident may weigh on sentiment toward Solana mobile projects and reinforce wallet-security concerns.

Impact level

● Low

Affected assets

SOL/USDT-1.99%

AI Insight · SOL/USDTAI Insight

▼ Bearish

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Solana Mobile said a malicious third party app named SKR Claim accessed its dApp Store portal and altered the App Spotlight and Quests sections to ask users for seed phrases. It was removed from Spotlight after about one hour and is being uninstalled from affected devices. The team patched the flaw that exposed unpublished app links and said it never requests seed phrases or wallet access for airdrops.

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