Tag: Play Store
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Nine apps stealing Facebook login credentials pulled from Google Play
Google LLC has removed nine Android apps from the Play store, including one with millions of users, after they were discovered to be …
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Hacked Android phones mimicked connected TV products for fake ad views
In their report, Human Security researchers claim that they found 29 Android apps, most of which were available on Google’s official Play …
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Android app with 1 billion users fails to fix flaws; expose to malware
Furthermore, researchers identified that a hacker could do anything with the app apart from stealing sensitive data. The bug only affected …
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Security of Millions At Risk Due to Unpatched Android Apps
Check Point explained that in server-side vulnerabilities, the patching process is simpler as the patch has to be applied to the server …
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Play Store identified as main distribution vector for most Android malware
The official Google Play Store has been identified as the primary source of malware installs on Android devices in a recent academic study …
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Google: here are 4 reasons your Android app will get booted from the Play Store
Google has outlined four key reasons why it will suspend a developer’s Android app from the Google Play Store, and has launched a new …
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Google Boots 21 Bogus Gaming Apps from Play Marketplace
Researchers have discovered a raft of malicious gaming apps on Google Play that come loaded with adware, signaling that the tech giant …
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Watch out: New Android spyware records your calls covertly
It does so by seeking user permissions when it is being installed. Since no user would consciously give such access, the malware uses …
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16 apps on Google Play Store caught distributing Joker malware
Joker malware is difficult to detect since it used minimal code. Zscaler researchers tried to understand how it remains so evasive and its …
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Google Play Bans Stalkerware and ‘Misrepresentation’
Google is taking the step of prohibiting “stalkerware” in Google Play, along with apps that could be used in political-influence …
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Google ‘formally’ bans stalkerware apps from the Play Store
Google has updated its Play Store rules to impose a “formal” ban on stalkerware apps, but the company has left a pretty huge loophole in …
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