Google has removed eight fake Android apps from the Play Store that masquerade as cryptocurrency cloud-mining applications. The apps attempt to swindle users into buying in-app upgrades or clicking on masses of ads. All eight recently removed apps turned out to harbor one of two malwares, detected as FakeMinerPay and FakeAd. Two of the apps added insult to injury by requiring users to purchase them, researchers found: Crypto Holic Bitcoin Cloud Mining costs $12.99 to download; Daily Bitcoin Rewards Cloud Based Mining System cost $5.99.”]
Source: https://threatpost.com/bogus-cryptomining-apps-google-play/168785/