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SmartTube Breach: Users Urged to Uninstall Affected Versions

12/2/2025

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SmartTube, a third-party YouTube client, faced a breach after its signing key was compromised, enabling malicious APKs.
Google Play Protect disabled SmartTube on user devices due to the compromised signing key.
Yuriy Yuliskov, the developer, confirmed the breach and released SmartTube version 30.56 with a different signing key.
Users should uninstall older versions, perform a factory reset on affected devices, and monitor Google account activity.

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Story summary

SmartTube, a third-party YouTube client, faced a breach after its signing key was compromised, enabling malicious APKs.
Google Play Protect disabled SmartTube on user devices due to the compromised signing key.
Yuriy Yuliskov, the developer, confirmed the breach and released SmartTube version 30.56 with a different signing key.
Users should uninstall older versions, perform a factory reset on affected devices, and monitor Google account activity.