Security News > 2017 > September > Yet Another Android Malware Infects Over 4.2 Million Google Play Store Users
2017-09-15 03:04
Even after so many efforts by Google, malicious apps somehow managed to fool its Play Store's anti-malware protections and infect people with malicious software. The same happened once again when at least 50 apps managed to make its way onto Google Play Store and were successfully downloaded as many as 4.2 million times—one of the biggest malware outbreaks. Security firm Check Point on
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