Almost 2 billion malware installs thwarted by Google Play Protect in 2019
That’s for apps from third-party marketplaces; another 790,000 policy-breaking apps were stopped from reaching Google Play
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Fake cryptocurrency apps crop up on Google Play as bitcoin price rises
ESET researchers have analyzed fake cryptocurrency wallets emerging on Google Play at the time of bitcoin’s renewed growth
Fake finance apps on Google Play target users from around the world
Cybercrooks use bogus apps to phish six online banks and a cryptocurrency exchange
Fake banking apps on Google Play leak stolen credit card data
Fraudsters are using bogus apps to convince users of three Indian banks to divulge their personal data
Banking malware on Google Play targets Polish banks
Besides delivering the promised functionalities, the malicious apps can display fake notifications and login forms seemingly coming from legitimate banking applications, harvest credentials entered into the fake forms, as well as intercept text messages to bypass SMS-based 2-factor authentication.
BankBot trojan returns to Google Play with new tricks
The Android banking trojan that we first informed about in the beginning of this year has found its way to Google Play again and contains new tricks designed to get access to the private banking information of the user.
Aggressive ad‑displaying Google Play app tricks users into leaving high ratings
ESET researchers have observed an increased number of apps on Google Play using social engineering techniques to boost their ratings, ranging from legitimate apps, through adware to malware.
Fake apps on Google Play tricked users into paying instead of delivering promised followers
ESET has discovered eight fake applications on Google Play, which were promising to boost the number of followers on users’ social network profiles. Our security software is detecting these as Android/Fasurke.
ESET expert: Google Play porn clicker ‘is a truly large‑scale campaign’
Google Play porn clicker campaign: A single family of malicious apps masquerading as popular games or apps, designed to bypass Google’s security checks.
Apps on Google Play Steal Facebook Credentials
Over 500,000 Android users targeted by phishing apps harvesting their Facebook credentials. ESET detects these trojans as Android/Spy.Feabme.A.
Google Play security tightened with human screening process
Google is taking additional security measures to shut out malware from its app store by introducing a human screening process.
Sky TV app users worry after broadcaster Google Play “hack”
Users of British broadcaster Sky’s Android apps were left worried after hackers defaced the company’s Google Play page, and simultaneously sent out a warning via a company Twitter account that the apps had been “hacked and replaced”.
First‑of‑its‑kind spyware sneaks into Google Play
ESET analysis breaks down the first known spyware that is built on the AhMyth open-source espionage tool and has appeared on Google Play – twice
First clipper malware discovered on Google Play
Cryptocurrency stealers that replace a wallet address in the clipboard are no longer limited to Windows or shady Android app stores
Banking Trojans continue to surface on Google Play
The malicious apps have all been removed from the official Android store but not before the apps were installed by almost 30,000 users
Android users: Beware these popularity‑faking tricks on Google Play
Tricksters have been misleading users about the functionality of apps by displaying bogus download numbers
Pingu Cleans Up: Subscription scam on Google Play
The game was uploaded to Google Play and attempted to trick users into unwittingly signing up for a weekly paid subscription
New campaigns spread banking malware through Google Play
For a user, it can be difficult to figure out whether an app is malicious. First off it is always good only to install applications from the Google Play store, since most malware is still mainly spread through alternative stores.
Multi‑stage malware sneaks into Google Play
In all the cases we investigated, the final payload was a mobile banking trojan. Once installed, it behaves like a typical malicious app of this kind: it may present the user with fake login forms to steal credentials or credit card details.
Fake cryptocurrency trading apps on Google Play
With all the hype around cryptocurrencies, cybercriminals are trying to grab whatever new opportunity they can – be it hijacking users’ computing power to mine cryptocurrencies via browsers or by compromising unpatched machines, or various scam schemes utilizing phishing websites and fake apps.