Security News > 2017 > November > Fake WhatsApp On Google Play Store Downloaded By Over 1 Million Android Users
2017-11-03 23:48
Cybercriminals are known to take advantage of everything that's popular among people in order to spread malware, and Google's official Play Store has always proved no less than an excellent place for hackers to get their job done. Yesterday some users spotted a fake version of the most popular WhatsApp messaging app for Android on the official Google Play Store that has already tricked more
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