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After the botnet was wiped out in late 2016, a

April 27, 2018 by Lena Webb

After the botnet was wiped out in late 2016, a few other companies including Coinapult announced they were pulling their apps from their Play store after an internal investigation.

The developers of clipper malware did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The botnet was first spotted in June 2016 by Twitter user @nohawkc. He reported that the application placed the botnet's IP address in a list of unknown addresses, and the malware copied more than 100,000 addresses from that list, according to the Russian-language hacking forum G5S.

The application also placed the malware's IP address in the list of unknown addresses, along with the email of a number of other users. Some of the users' passwords were copied, while others had their e-mail addresses altered. G5S noted that it has since been removed from the Playstore and that the app is no longer available on the Play Store and Google Play.

This is likely to raise an additional layer of privacy issues for Android users, who are expected to be informed that they can still use the Android app for transactions. Last week, an FBI spokesperson confirmed to CoinDesk that the FBI is investigating Clipper, noting that the company does not accept payment in the United States, and that the apps are not linked to the criminal activity that allegedly led to the botnet's takeover.

According to the FBI, the malware, originally known as Clipper, was created by a group of people in July 2017, while the apps were in Alpha testing.

The FBI also said that the botnet has been linked to a number of other criminal activity, including multiple breaches and theft of credit card data from some banks, including two of the largest credit card providers in the United States, according to the FBI.

"Clipper and its affiliates have engaged in numerous criminal activity, including fraud, extortion, and other forms of money laundering and money laundering activity," the Bureau said in a statement.

"We are continuously working to resolve this matter as quickly as possible."

This article was first published by CoinDesk on July 18, 2017.

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