August 07, 2023 BleepingComputer published The Google Play store was infiltrated by 43 Android applications with 2.5 million installs that secretly displayed advertisements while a phone's screen was off, running down a device's battery.
McAfee's Mobile Research Team discovered the malicious Android apps and reported them to Google as they violated Google Play Store's policies. Google subsequently removed the apps from Android's official store.
The applications were mainly media streaming apps and news aggregators, and the target audience was predominately Korean. However, the same deceptive tactics could very easily be applied to other app categories and more diverse user demographics. Read More..