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In 2023, Google said it blocked 2.28 million bad applications from being published on Google Play and banned 333,000 developer accounts.
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Posted by Steve Kafka and Khawaja Shams (Android Security and Privacy Team), and Mohet Saxena (Play Trust and Safety)
A safe and trusted Google Play experience is our top priority. We leverage our SAFE (see below) principles to provide the framework … Continue reading How we fought bad apps and bad actors in 2023
Two China-based Android app developers are being sued by Google for an alleged scam targeting 100,000 users worldwide through fake cryptocurrency and other investment apps.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Google sues crypto investment app makers over alleged massive “pig butchering” scam
Human Security identifies 28 VPN applications for Android and an SDK that turn devices into proxies.
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At its Google for Games Developer Summit this week, Google announced improvements for its games platform for users and developers.
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Google today announced a surprisingly long list of improvements and changes to the Android ecosystem, many tied to device interoperability.
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Google has agreed to pay $700 million to settle a Play Store antitrust lawsuit that was filed by US states and consumers in 2021. The company will also make some changes to its Play Store and simplify the process of sideloading apps on Android.
The pos… Continue reading Google to Pay $700 Million to Settle Play Store Antitrust Lawsuit
Google is planning to remove Google Play Movies & TV on Android TV devices and the Google Play website in January.
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A new malware is bypassing an Android 13 security measure that restricts permissions to apps downloaded out of the legitimate Google Play Store. Continue reading New SecuriDropper Malware Bypasses Android 13 Restrictions, Disguised as Legitimate Applications
Google has added a new real-time app scanning capability to Google Play Protect in order to help it better protect against malicious apps installed from outside the official app store.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Google hopes to better fight malicious apps with real-time scanning on Android devices