These apps are designed with methods of action that allow them to masquerade as legitimate ones by changing their names and icons and bombarding the victim’s device with advertisements.Īccording to Bitdefender, these ads help cybercriminals achieve their monetary goals along with directing victims to malicious sites or links that drop additional malware on the targeted devices. Now, the IT security researchers at Bitdefender have identified 35 malicious applications on the Play Store with over two million downloads. The growing efforts of cyber-criminals to have malicious apps listed on the Google Play Store have resulted in some of the most widely used smartphone applications being exposed to malware and banking trojans in recent years.ĭespite efforts made by Google to enhance security, researchers continue to expose malicious campaigns that use innovative tactics to get around corporate safety controls.
Another day, another set of nasty applications on the official Google Play Store.
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