Half a million Android users tricked into downloading malware from Google Play

Half a million Android users tricked into downloading malware from Google Play

More than half a million users have installed Android malware posing as driving games — from Google's own app store. Lukas Stefanko, a security researcher at ESET, tweeted details of 13 gaming apps — made by the same developer — which were at the time of his tweet downloadable from Google Play. Combined, the apps surpassed 580,000 installs before Google pulled the plug.