Kaspersky finds a new Necro malware version in Google Play apps with 11M+ total downloads; in 2019, researchers found Necro in Play apps with 100M+ downloads
here's what we know Mark Campbell / OC3D : “Necro” infects 11 million Android devices and hits the Google Play Store Dwaipayan Roy / NewsBytes : This malware has infected 11M Android devices via Play ...
Malwarebytes: four malicious Android apps from developer Mobile apps Group, which has deployed malware before, remain on Google Play with millions of downloads
Kyle Barr / Gizmodo :
Google removes nine Play Store apps, including PIP Photo with 5.8M+ downloads, after researchers found the apps were stealing users' Facebook login credentials
delete them now JC Torres / SlashGear : Popular Google Play Store apps removed for stealing Facebook passwords Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Nine apps with 5.8 million downloads kicked from Google Play sto...
FalseGuide botnet malware, hidden in over 40 fake game companion guides, may have infected ~2M Android devices; apps have been removed from Google Play
Dozens of infected apps went under Google's radar — About 600,000 Android users have mistakenly installed malware on their devices straight …
Hacking Team's evil Android app had code to bypass Google Play screening
Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica :
Hacking Team's evil Android app had code to bypass Google Play screening
Full backdoor code wasn't installed until after user activated app. — Security researchers at Trend Micro's Trend Labs have uncovered a trick in a sample of a fake news application for Android creat...