Android malware infiltrates 60 Google Play apps with 100M installs

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A new Android malware named 'Goldoson' has infiltrated Google Play through 60 legitimate apps that collectively have 100 million downloads. PAY - 10 million downloadsSwipe Brick Breaker - 10 million downloadsMoney Manager Expense & Budget - 10 million downloadsGOM Player - 5 million downloadsLIVE Score, Real-Time Score - 5 million downloadsPikicast - 5 million downloadsCompass 9: Smart Compass - 1 million downloadsGOM Audio - Music, Sync lyrics - 1 million downloadsLOTTE WORLD Magicpass - 1 million downloadsBounce Brick Breaker - 1 million downloadsInfinite Slice - 1 million downloadsSomNote - Beautiful note app - 1 million downloadsKorea Subway Info: Metroid - 1 million downloadsMcAfee's research team, which discovered Goldoson, the malware can collect data on installed apps, WiFi and Bluetooth-connected devices, and the user's GPS locations. Related Articles:Kyocera Android app with 1M installs can be abused to drop malwareCybercriminals charge $5K to add Android malware to Google PlayFakeCalls Android malware returns with new ways to hide on phonesXenomorph Android malware now steals data from 400 banks

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