Google bans these 10 ‘harmful’ apps from Play Store for stealing person information

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2 years ago

Google Play retailer has banned ten well-liked Android apps that had greater than 60 million downloads. because of this.

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According to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Google eliminated ten android apps from their Play retailer, as a result of these apps had the potential of stealing person information. The report additional acknowledged that these apps might observe the person, who had downloaded the app, and supply the data to hackers.

These apps might even achieve entry to the person’s e-mail, contacts, information and password!

Reportedly, these hackers would conduct information theft through these apps utilizing the ‘cut and paste’ methodology. Whenever a person copy-pasted an OTP, password or some other particulars, the hackers had been in a position to steal the small print by way of these apps from the system. The report additionally talked about that these apps had been in a position to assist the fraudster to get entry to the downloaded recordsdata on WhatsApp.

Google subsequently determined to ban these apps from the Play Store. If any of those malicious apps are downloaded in your smartphone, then it’s suggested to delete them instantly.

Android customers ought to additionally be aware that solely deleting or uninstalling these apps will not do, one must erase all associated information as nicely.

Read under to know which apps had been stealing your information.

The malicious apps embrace

1. Speed Radar Camera

2. Al-Moazin Lite (Prayer occasions)

3. Wi-Fi Mouse (Remote Control PC)

4. QR & Barcode Scanner (Developed by AppSupply Hub)

5. Qibla Compass – Ramadan 2022

6. Simple Weather & Clock Widget (Developed by Difer)

7. Handcent Next SMS- Text With MMS

8. Smart equipment 360

9. Full Quran M P3-50 Languages & Translation Audio

10. Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW