Security News > 2018 > December > 22 Android click fraud apps with 2M+ downloads removed from Google Play Store
2018-12-07 14:47
Fraudulent apps rely on a backdoor opened to receive instructions from a command and control server, opening users to greater potential harm.
News URL
Related news
- Google fixes Android zero-days exploited in attacks, 60 other flaws (source)
- Google Releases Android Update to Patch Two Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities (source)
- Google adds Android auto-reboot to block forensic data extractions (source)
- SuperCard X Android Malware Enables Contactless ATM and PoS Fraud via NFC Relay Attacks (source)
- Update ASAP: Google Fixes Android Flaw (CVE-2025-27363) Exploited by Attackers (source)
- Google fixes actively exploited FreeType flaw on Android (source)
- Google Rolls Out On-Device AI Protections to Detect Scams in Chrome and Android (source)
- Google’s Advanced Protection Now on Android (source)
- Google strengthens secure enterprise access from BYOD Android devices (source)