Security News > 2018 > January > Google Play Removes 22 Malicious ‘LightsOut’ Apps From Marketplace
2018-01-05 14:39
Google removed 22 malicious adware apps ranging from flashlights, call recorders to wifi signal boosters that together were downloaded up to 7.5 million times from the Google Play marketplace.
News URL
http://threatpost.com/google-play-removes-22-malicious-lightsout-apps-from-marketplace/129328/
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