Researchers from White Ops discovers several Android apps in the official Play store which installed on users mobile devices the Terracotta ad fraud malware. Google has quickly removed an undisclosed number of Android apps from the Google Play Store. The malicious apps downloaded and executed a modified version of WebView browser in stealth way. The browser was used to perform ad fraud by loading ads and gaining revenue from non-human generated advertising impressions. In a single week in June 2020, the malware has infected upwards of 65,000 devices, and spoofed more than 5,000 apps.”]
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