145 apps in official Google Play Android store were infected by malicious Microsoft Windows executables Malware cant infect your Android device, of course, as the malware needs to run on a Windows system not an Android one. Many of the malicious code-carrying apps have gone unnoticed in the Google Play store for over half a year, and some have been downloaded over a thousand times and received four-star ratings. This type of infection is a threat to the software supply chain, as compromising software developers has proven to be an effective tactic for wide scale attacks.”]
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