Researchers at McAfee Labs have uncovered a large-scale fraudulent app campaign operating through the official Google Play Store, identifying more than 1,900 fake versions of popular applications across 500,000 devices […]
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More than 1,900 fake applications, mostly published on the Google Play Store, have usurped well-known brands. 450 detected in France. Without Google's store, clones were redirecting their users to advertisements and fraudulent subscriptions.