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Over 42 Million Malicious Android Apps Downloaded from Google Play — Here’s What You Need to Know

Official app storefronts like Google Play often boast that it has tighter security measures and systems in place to prevent malware downloads. But there’s no such thing as a perfect system. In fact, a ... 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

Android users targeted in cyber attack and told to delete these apps immediately

Cyber crooks have infected 224 Android apps with SlopAds malware affecting over 38 million downloads, with Google now warning users to uninstall affected apps immediately ... Read More

Hundreds of Malware-Laden Apps Downloaded 42 Million Times From Google Play

Security researchers observed a 67% increase in malware targeting Android devices over the past year, with hundreds of malicious apps making their way onto the official Google Play store. Zscaler ... 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

Hundreds of malicious Android apps exploited to drive "SlopAds" massive ad fraud

Facepalm: Google Play is deploying increasingly sophisticated protections to safeguard users against malware and other security threats. Yet skilled threat actors continue to find ways around these ... Read More

[UPDATED] Over 42 Million Malicious Android Apps Downloaded from Google Play — Here’s What You Need to Know

UPDATE: Google spokesperson reached out with a statement regarding this report. Here’s what the company has to say: “User protection against these identified malware versions was already in place ... Read More