Google Play stories

Google has introduced a range of new policies to help protect users and guard against bad apps and developers, as it prioritises providing a safe experience to Google Play users and developers.>>

The Welcome Chat espionage app belongs to a known Android malware family and shares infrastructure with a previously documented espionage campaign named BadPatch, which also targeted the Middle East.>>

Check Point researchers have identified malware that is disguised as a legitimate looking Android application and is used to capture user’s information. Known as ‘Joker’, the billing fraud malware is specifically designed to evade Google Play Store protections.>>

Firebase, a data storage solution for apps, is used by an estimated 30% of all apps on the Google Play store – and data from Comparitech’s study released today indicates that 4.8% of apps using Firebase are ‘not properly secured’.>>

The market is the single largest revenue source of the entire gaming industry, and downloads have been rising steadily since 2016.>>

It's a ‘darkly humorous’ mobile game, in which players must help Morticia and Gomez to reunite their family and refurnish their home.>>

Blys, a new on-demand wellness app designed to combat everyday stresses, is beginning its international rollout by launching in New Zealand, Auckland.>>

"Think about it, unsecured Wi-Fi, spoofing, phishing attacks, ransomware, spyware... mobile devices make for the perfect target.">>

Plenty of people hope their app will make them rich, but only a few apps ever make it.>>

"Both our On Demand platform and Streaming Device were designed with the viewer at the heart of experience, so combining them was a natural next step.">>

Peel Smart Remote could leak your personal pictures, information, and documents to an unknown server.>>

Google has reportedly taken action against some of the violators.>>

A malware called RedDawn used Google Play to apparently target North Korean defectors, according to security firm McAfee.>>

Check Point researchers have revealed a new and nasty malicious code hiding on Google Play Store.>>

Cryptocurrency miners are spreading beyond computer operating systems and on to Android applications through Google Play.>>

It’s a case of déjà vu for one particular Android banking Trojan, which has popped up on Google Play after being removed from the store this year.>>

A pervasive auto-clicking adware by the name of GhostClicker has infected as many as 340 apps from Google Play.>>

Check Point, a security software company, has revealed that their researchers discovered another widespread malware campaign on Google Play.>>

F11 did not contain any harmful code. Instead, it relied purely on social engineering, tricking users into paying €18 ($19) for Adobe Flash Player.>>

A number of apps appearing on Google Play contained IFrames infections that link to malicious domains in their HTML pages. Unit42 gives details.>>

ESET researchers reported fake versions of photo transformation app Prisma on Google Play, just ahead of the official app's launch last month.>>

Google Play is amping up its efforts to help users share their purchases with friends and/or family, with the introduction of Family Library.>>

Many malicious developers try to trick users into downloading their apps by creating the illusion of a useful application.>>

Heard of that loud, gregarious and fiery British chef/TV star Gordon Ramsay? He now comes in app form, through a new game called Gordon Ramsay DASH.>>