Mirax Android RAT steals bank logins through streaming-app ads
Group-IB says thousands of phones in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa were infected from March to September 2026, with losses in the millions.
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Google Play Hosted Fake Chrome App With 100,000+ Downloads
Google Play hosted a Hizbartech fake Chrome app, later removed, that showed 100,000-plus downloads.
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Fake Chrome App on Google Play Evades Detection and Reaches 100,000+ Downloads
A Hizbartech app impersonated Chrome on Google Play and showed a disputed 100,000-download badge before apparent removal.
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Malicious PDF Reader With 10,000+ Installs on Google Play Delivers Anatsa Banking Trojan
Zscaler found a fake Android PDF reader with 10,000+ Google Play installs acting as dropper for the Anatsa banking trojan, with full IOCs published.
The phone was compromised before the user turned it on: the rise of Midnight Mimosa
Bitdefender found preinstalled Midnight Mimosa malware on low-cost Android phones, enabling fraud, proxies, and remote control.
Statistical Foundations for a Google Play User-Review Sentiment Index: Signal Fusion, Shrinkage, Distributional Validation, and Dynamic Smoothing
Researchers define a Google Play review sentiment index using signal fusion, shrinkage, and Kalman smoothing.
Identifying Suspected Mislabeled Apps in Google Play Application Removal Prediction: An Empirical Comparison of Label Noise Detection Methods
Researchers compare three label-noise detectors on 870,514 Google Play apps used to predict removals.
Google’s Early Access is creating a blind spot for malicious apps
Bitdefender found thousands of Google Play Early Access apps with deceptive behavior, including ad-fraud-capable utilities requesting excessive permissions on Android devices.
Google Play Early Access Abused to Push Thousands of Deceptive Android Apps
Bitdefender found abuse of Google Play's review-free Early Access program to push thousands of deceptive casino and reward apps promoted with AI deepfake ads.
Deceptive Android Apps Exploit Google Play Early Access to Evade Reviews
Bitdefender reports deceptive Google Play Early Access apps use deepfake celebrity ads and fake rewards to lure users into ad-fraud schemes.