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Mobile App Security Threat Forces Google Play Store to Remove 145 Android Apps

Google pulled 145 Android apps from its Play Store after researchers discovered they were infected with malicious Windows-executable files. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 threat intelligence team said the malicious code could still endanger Windows devices and the software ecosystem as a whole. Among those infected were Learn to Draw Clothing, Gymnastics Training Tutorial and a bike app called Modification Trail. The researchers speculated that the Android apps were likely infected with Windows malware because the developers built the apps on compromised Windows machines.”]

Source: https://securityintelligence.com/news/mobile-app-security-threat-forces-google-play-store-to-remove-145-android-apps/

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