Security News > 2017 > March > 132 compromised apps removed from Google Play (Help Net Security)
2017-03-02 16:45
Google has recently removed 132 Android apps from Google Play due to them containing hidden iFrames linking to malicious domains in their local HTML pages. But even though some of these apps were downloaded by thousands of users, the users were in no immediate danger. How come? For one, the malicious domains were sinkholed by the Polish CERT all the way back in 2013. Secondly, one of the infected pages attempted to download and install … More →
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