Google removes 331 malicious apps from Play Store linked to 'Vapor Operation'
Vapor Operation infected 331 apps with 60M+ downloads, engaging in ad fraud and phishing.; the malware bypassed Android 13 ...
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Google confirms mass app deletion on Play Store after ad fraud
Google removed over 180 apps spanning across 56 million downloads, due to a massive ad fraud scheme tricking advertisers into paying for fake user engagement. The fraudsters created vapor apps, that ...
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Large-Scale Malicious App Campaign Bypassing Android Security
Bitdefender said the malicious app campaign has resulted in more than 60 million downloads of malicious apps from the Google ...
60 Million Android Users Infected By Malicious Vapor App Threat On Google Play
Attackers sometimes take advantage of these ad fraud campaigns to generate revenue. Other times, they compromise users' ...
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New Ad Fraud Campaign Exploits 331 Apps with 60M+ Downloads for Phishing and Intrusive Ads
Android apps with 60M+ downloads ran full-screen ads, stole credentials, and bypassed security in a large-scale ad fraud and ...
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Ad app loses Google antitrust suit
OAKLAND, Calif. — An ecommerce tech company, which sold an app that would allow phone users to be shown full-screen ads when they unlocked their phone in exchange for discounts and rewards, lost its ...
Google signals support for app store age verification law with changes
Google is pushing back against other major technology companies’ efforts to put the responsibility of age verification on the ...
AppLovin short-seller urges exclusion of the stock from S&P 500 index
Short-seller firm Fuzzy Panda Research is trying to keep shares of AppLovin out of the S&P 500, accusing the company of ...
Google Play Store removes 331 malicious apps with 60 million downloads for stealing user data
Security reserachers say some of these apps like AquaTracker, ClickSave Downloader and Scan Hawk each had more than 1 million ...