Chinese Spyware Apps in Google PlayStore
Two spyware applications posing as file management tools have been discovered on the Google Play Store with a total of at least 1.5 million installs. File Recovery and Data Recovery -…
Fleckpe Malware havocking Millions of Android Devices
Researchers identified a new malware family infecting apps that were available for download on the official Google Play store and have been installed on more than 620,000 Android devices. The…
Google Play Store Security Enhancement Outcomes
Google has said that it prevented 1.43 million policy-violating applications from being published on Google Play in 2022. It also announced it has banned 173k developer accounts and prevented over…
Google blocks Pinduoduo App amid Security Concerns
Google has suspended the Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo on its app store after malware was discovered in versions of the app from other sources. The suspension of the Pinduoduo app…
Schoolyard Bully Trojan Campaign
Facebook logins from over 300,000 users were stolen in a Trojan campaign lasting nearly four years. Dubbed as Schoolyard Bully, malware hidden in several applications available on both Google Play…
SharkBot Malware Found in Thousands of File Manager Apps
Researchers are warning about SharkBot malware was found in several file manager Android apps on the Google Play Store, some of them with thousands of downloads. In general, Google Play…
Google to block Android VPN Apps interfering with ads
Google will start prohibiting Android VPN apps in its Play store from interfering with or blocking advertising, a change that may pose problems for some privacy applications. This updated Google Play…
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Google removes fake apps from play store
Check Point discovered hackers created the fake antivirus apps on the Google Play Store that installed malware. The six apps included “Antivirus, Super Cleaner,” “Center Security - Antivirus” and “Powerful Cleaner…