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Google Faces Lawsuit After $5M in Crypto Stolen via Play Store App

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A Florida woman, Maria Vaca, has sued Google in a California state court, alleging that a cryptocurrency wallet app she downloaded from the Google Play Store was malicious and resulted in the theft of $5 million in cryptocurrency. Vaca claims the app, Yobit Pro, exploited Google’s marketing that portrayed the Play Store as a secure … Read more

Despite Ban, 25 Google Play Apps Found to Cryptojack Users

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Sophoslabs has published a report in which the company claims to have identified at least 25 Android apps published on the official Google Play store that contain script facilitating the ‘cryptojacking’ of users’ computing resources. Also Read: Google Bringing Back Crypto Ads in US and Japan 25 Apps Containing Mining Malware Identified on Google Play Store … Read more

Google Delisted Over 700,000 Malicious Play Store Apps in 2017

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The year 2017 was a rather interesting one for Google. This was especially true as far as its Android App Store was concerned. As in previous years, the Play Store saw an influx of malicious applications and nefarious developers. As a result, the parent company took harsh action and delisted over 700,000 troublesome applications. Moreover, it seems over 100,000 … Read more