There are at least 17 apps in Google Play that are reportedly part of a trojan group called HiddenAds. If cyber security firm Avast is to be believed, these apps are part of a larger hidden ads campaign, which mainly targeted users in India and Southeast Asia. Avast researchers found that these apps are disguised…
For a long time, TikTok was among the most liked apps, but in the last few days, there has been a huge decline in the popularity of this app in India. The biggest reason for this is the increasing dispute between India and China. Due to this anti-China sentiment, people across the country are boycotting…
Google has removed 25 apps from its Google Play Store that were caught stealing users’ Facebook data. According to Evina, a French cyber-security firm, these apps were collectively downloaded more than 25 lakh times. The applications reportedly offered many different functionalities, although they used the same method to extract users’ data. Some of the applications…
Made-in-India Chingari App, which is replacing TikTok app in India, is fast becoming a part of our and your smartphones. According to the latest news, this app has received 1 crore downloads within 22 days. At the same time, a week ago the downloads of this app had crossed 25 lakhs, however this number suddenly…
Google has removed three children’s apps from the Play Store. In fact, these apps have been accused by the International Digital Accountability Council (IDAC) of violating data collection rules. These three apps are – Princess Salon, Number Coloring and Cats & Cosplay. These three apps were downloaded by more than 20 million users. However, IDAC…
Google India has informed that it has removed many such personal loan apps from the Play Store in India which were violating the safety policy of the users. These apps were providing online loan services in violation of the safety policy. Google has informed through a blog post that it is reviewing more than 100…
WhatsApp Groups is a very beneficial feature which is used by almost everyone. You use different types of groups on WhatsApp in which some groups are of family, some of friends and some groups are related to professional live. With the help of groups, you can send a message to many people at the same…
Google has removed nine apps from its Play Store after researchers showed they secretly stole users’ Facebook log-in credentials. The apps were hidden under names that sounded like useful everyday tools and apps. These include Rubbish Cleaner and Horoscope Daily. According to a report, these malicious apps had about 5.9 million combined downloads on the…
Google removed apps of 10 Indian companies, including many dating apps, from the Play Store. Popular apps like Bharat Matrimony are also included in it. These apps have been removed due to the ongoing dispute over service fee payments of Play Store. Google says that the apps are not following the billing policy. Giving an…
Regarding the Android operating system, it is believed that it is safe from malware to a great extent. Google also works on the security of Android, despite this, information about malware in Android devices comes to the fore. In one such information, it has been revealed that a malware named ‘Autolycos’ has been found in…