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Google Play Store stories - Page 3
Popular Android apps track users and violate Google's policies
Wed, 20th Feb 2019
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martech
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google
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adtech
Thousands of popular Android apps are violating Google's policies by tracking users with persistent identifiers, according to AppCensus and Sophos.
Android malware used to target North Korean defectors
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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malware
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casb
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cybersecurity
A malware called RedDawn used Google Play to apparently target North Korean defectors, according to security firm McAfee.
Android banking Trojan stalks Google Play - again
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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google
It's a case of déjà vu for one particular Android banking Trojan, which has popped up on Google Play after being removed from the store this year.
Don't pay for what is for free: Malicious Adobe Flash Player app found on Google Play
Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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malware
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martech
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cybersecurity
F11 did not contain any harmful code. Instead, it relied purely on social engineering, tricking users into paying €18 ($19) for Adobe Flash Player.
Unit 42 discovers apps compromised by iFrames on Google Play
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
A number of apps appearing on Google Play contained IFrames infections that link to malicious domains in their HTML pages. Unit42 gives details.
ESET discovers fake Prisma apps full of trojans
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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google
ESET researchers reported fake versions of photo transformation app Prisma on Google Play, just ahead of the official app's launch last month.
Fake apps on Google Play tricked users into paying
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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google
Many malicious developers try to trick users into downloading their apps by creating the illusion of a useful application.
Vulnerable mobile apps 'just waiting to be exploited'
Thu, 19th Mar 2015
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devops
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encryption
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apm
Hackers target weak mobile apps, with AVG's CTO warning they're ripe for data theft and urging developers and stores to tighten security.