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Google banned 173k developer accounts in 2022

In 2022, Google prevented 1.43 million policy-violating apps from being published in the official Google Play store. Google announced that…

12 months ago

New Android malicious library Goldoson found in 60 apps +100M downloads

A new Android malware named Goldoson was distributed through 60 legitimate apps on the official Google Play store. The Goldoson…

1 year ago

Malicious app in the Play Store spotted distributing Xenomorph Banking Trojan

Experts discovered two new malicious dropper apps on the Google Play Store distributing the Xenomorph banking malware. Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers…

1 year ago

Malicious dropper apps on Play Store totaled 30.000+ installations

ThreatFabric researchers discovered five malicious dropper apps on Google Play Store with more than 130,000 downloads. Researchers at ThreatFabric have…

1 year ago

Several apps on the Play Store used to spread Joker, Facestealer and Coper malware

Google blocked dozens of malicious apps from the official Play Store that were spreading Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families.…

2 years ago

Google is going to remove App Permissions List from the Play Store

Google is going to remove the app permissions list from the official Play Store for both the mobile app and…

2 years ago

4 Android banking trojans were spread via Google Play infecting 300.000+ devices

Experts found four Android banking trojans that were available on the official Google Play Store and that infected +300,000 devices.…

2 years ago

Is the Belarusian government behind the surveillance Android app banned by Google?

Google has removed an app from the Play Store that was used by the Belarusian government to spy on anti-government…

4 years ago

Joker malware still able to bypass Google Play Store checks

The infamous Joker malware has found a way to bypass the security checks to be published in the official Play…

4 years ago

Google removed nearly 600 apps from the Play Store for ad policy violation

Google announced to have removed nearly 600 Android apps in the official Play Store that were violating two ad-related policies.…

4 years ago

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