Google banned fake apps from Play Store: Here’s how to identify malicious apps
Users were also asked to pay for “increased cryptocurrency-mining capabilities” using in-app purchases that might cost any day from $14.99 (around Rs 1095) to $189.99 (around Rs 13,870).
Sep 05, 2021, 17:16 PM IST
Google removes 8 malicious apps from Play Store
Google has now identified these malicious apps and removed them from Play Store. These apps masquerading as genuine apps were giving good returns on investments in cloud-mining operations.
Aug 22, 2021, 22:26 PM IST
Using a fake oxymeter app? Here’s how to check its authenticity
The hackers usually target the app stores because of the free availability of apps there and then they use several tools like firebase or GitHub to deploy these fake apps and different app markets like QooApp, Huawei, etc for effective publishing and distribution among a large base of users.
Jun 06, 2021, 21:58 PM IST
Attention users! THESE fake CoWin vaccine apps will steal your personal information: Here’s how to curb them
It functions in a way that the SMS asks receivers to download and install any of the five apps on their smartphone and it is downloaded as APK files so that scammers can easily send malware into their smartphones. This is done to steal personal information such as passwords or financial information.
May 14, 2021, 15:37 PM IST
