Android security: Flashlight apps on Google Play infested with adware were downloaded by 1.5m people

  1. Android security: Flashlight apps on Google Play infested with adware were downloaded by 1.5m people  ZDNet
  2. Google Removes Nearly Two Dozen Malware-Laden Android Apps From Play  eWeek
  3. Android Security News: Mobile Gaming Apps Found Using Microphone to Learn of Users’ TV Viewing Preferences  Christian Post
  4. Apps Disguised as Security Tools Bombard Users With Ads and Track Users’ Location – TrendLabs Security …  Trend Micro Blogs
  5. That Game on Your Phone May Be Tracking What You’re Watching on TV  New York Times
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Google Play Removes 22 Malicious ‘LightsOut’ Apps From Marketplace

Google removed 22 malicious adware apps ranging from flashlights, call recorders to wifi signal boosters that together were downloaded up to 7.5 million times from the Google Play marketplace.
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