Security News > 2019 > April > Google Warns of Growing Android Attack Vector: Backdoored SDKs and Pre-Installed Apps
2019-04-01 17:45
Google said in 2018 it tracked a rise in the number of potentially harmful apps found on Android devices that were either pre-installed or delivered via over-the-air updates.
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