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Nothing Chats pulled from Google Play
November 21, 2023 - Nothing's new message app Chats has been pulled from Google Play after harsh criticism about security issues.
Malware on the Google Play store leads to harmful phishing sites
November 1, 2022 - A family of malicious apps from developer Mobile apps Group are listed on Google Play and infected with Android/Trojan.HiddenAds.BTGTHB. In total, four apps are...
Adware found on Google Play — PDF Reader serving up full screen ads
August 26, 2022 - A PDF reader found on Google Play with over one million downloads is aggressively displaying full screen ads, even when the...
Google Play’s Data safety section empowers Android users to make informed app choices
April 29, 2022 - Google has launched its new “nutrition labels” for apps, a feature it promised in the spring of 2021. This release came...
Apps removed from Google Play for harvesting user data
April 12, 2022 - Dozens of apps were removed from the Google Play Store after they were found to be harvesting the data of device...
Google Play sign-ins can be abused to track another person’s movements
September 1, 2021 - Even people that have been involved in cybersecurity for over 20 years make mistakes. I’m not sure whether that is a...
Who is to blame for the malicious Barcode Scanner that got on the Google Play store?
February 12, 2021 - In our last blog, Barcode Scanner app on Google Play infects 10 million users with one update, we wrote about a...
Barcode Scanner app on Google Play infects 10 million users with one update
February 5, 2021 - UPDATE: February 12, 2021 It has come to our attention that there is another bad actor in this story. Apparently, the...
Fake Instagram assistance apps found on Google Play are stealing passwords
April 12, 2019 - We all want those Instagram likes and followers. Many apps on Google Play claim they can assist you with that effort....
Fortnite’s Google Play rebuff sparks security concerns for Android users
September 6, 2018 - There’s been no small outbreak of chaos in mobile land recently, all because of an astonishingly popular game called Fortnite. Here’s...
