Google remove 17 apps from play store,who leaks your data.
Google has removed 17 applications from its Play Store which intended to gain unauthorized access of the users' data HIGHLIGHTS Google has deleted 17 apps in total from Google Play Store. The removed 17 Android apps were infected with Joker malware. As per reports, there were around 120,000 downloads for these malicious apps. Google has removed 17 Android applications from its official distribution service platform -Play Store. The 17 apps were infected with the Joker malware, which is also called Bread malware. The security researchers at Zscaler, which is a California-based IT security company, identified these malicious apps. "This spyware is designed to steal SMS messages, contact lists, and device information, along with silently signing up the victim for premium wireless application protocol (WAP) services," Zscaler security researcher Viral Gandhi said. The 17 apps deleted from Play Store by Google include: --All Good PDF Scanner --Mint Leaf Message-Your ...