8 Million Android Users Tricked Into Downloading 85 Adware Apps from Google Play

TechCrunch reports: “Dozens of Android adware apps disguised as photo editing apps and games have been caught serving ads that would take over users’ screens as part of a fraudulent money-making scheme. Security firm Trend Micro said it found 85 individual apps downloaded more than eight million times from the Google Play — all of which have since been removed from the app store.”

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