Snap Store Uploads Restricted Following Possible Security Incident

Canonical is enacting manual reviews for all newly registered uploads to its Snap Store following what it describes as a ‘potential security incident’. It’s responding to reports that a number of recently published crypto-related snaps were acting in malicious manner (the apps in question have since been pulled and are no longer available to install). Now, this sounds dodgy – as any security incident might. But it’s important to note that while Canonical has announced this incident (and taken swift action to ameliorate the situation, to their credit) they describe it as a ‘potential security incident’ (emphasis mine). I.e. they’re […]

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