Security News > 2017 > November > 1M Downloads Later, Google Pulls Phony WhatsApp From Google Play

2017-11-06 14:45
An adware-laden phony WhatsApp download has been removed from Google Play and the developer’s account suspended, but not before it was downloaded one million times.
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http://threatpost.com/1m-downloads-later-google-pulls-phony-whatsapp-from-google-play/128778/
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