May 18, 2022
More than 200 apps on Play Store with millions of downloads are stealing users’ passwords and sensitive information
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: cybercrime/malcode, finance, mobile phones
Researchers at Trend Micro identified a set of mobile apps available on the Google Play Store performing malicious tasks in the background, including stealing user credentials and banking details from Android users. Some of these apps have nearly 100,000 downloads, so the scope of the problem is considerable.
In total, the analysis revealed the detection of 200 malicious applications that hide code from dangerous malware variants, capable of putting users of the affected devices in serious trouble.