Author: Jacob Kastrenakes
More than 200 apps in the Google Play Store had malicious advertising code that could cause a phone to display ads outside the app, direct users to websites and app store links, and even download new apps, according to the security firm Check Point.
Check Point says it reported the malicious apps to Google, which confirmed it has removed them from the store. Those apps had amassed nearly 150 million downloads before being removed, according to Play Store statistics.
Bad apps keep getting into the Play Store
The malicious code made it into the apps by posing as legitimate advertising software. Developers would use it thinking the code would display ads properly — albeit, frequently, Check Point notes — inside their apps. In reality, it...
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More than 200 apps in the Google Play Store had malicious advertising code that could cause a phone to display ads outside the app, direct users to websites and app store links, and even download new apps, according to the security firm Check Point.
Check Point says it reported the malicious apps to Google, which confirmed it has removed them from the store. Those apps had amassed nearly 150 million downloads before being removed, according to Play Store statistics.
Bad apps keep getting into the Play Store
The malicious code made it into the apps by posing as legitimate advertising software. Developers would use it thinking the code would display ads properly — albeit, frequently, Check Point notes — inside their apps. In reality, it...
Continue reading…
Continue reading...