Apps News Malicious Apps With Millions Of Downloads Found In Apple App Store, Google Play Darkreading

Malware-ridden apps made it into Google's Play Store, scored 19 million downloads

Cloud security vendor Zscaler says customers of Google’s Play Store have downloaded more than 19 million instances of malware-laden apps that evaded the web giant’s security scans.… Zscaler’s ... Read More

Dangerous Android banking trojan found lurking in malicious apps with 19 million installs — don’t fall for this

Even on official app stores, you need to be careful what you download. Case in point, 77 malicious apps with a combined total of 19 million installs were found spreading malware on the Google Play ... Read More

Malicious Android apps with 19M installs removed from Google Play

Seventy-seven malicious Android apps with more than 19 million installs were delivering multiple malware families to Google Play users. This malware infiltration was discovered by Zscaler's ThreatLabs ... Read More

Over 200 malicious apps were downloaded more than 40 million times from the Google Play Store this year

Malicious apps remain one of the easiest ways for hackers to infect your devices with malware, even on first-party app stores. Read More

Malicious Android apps on Google Play downloaded 42 million times

Hundreds of malicious Android apps on Google Play were downloaded more than 40 million times between June 2024 and May 2025, notes a report from cloud security company Zscaler. During the same period, ... Read More

Google just took down 224 malicious apps with 38 million installs in massive SlopAds fraud campaign — how to stay safe

Bad apps can be hiding in the place you least expect and that’s exactly what happened with 224 malicious apps that were recently removed from the Google Play Store following the discovery of a massive ... Read More