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I never had a malware/scam/fake app problem. Nobody I know has ever had malware/scam/fake app problem. This feels like a manufactured imaginary problem to me.
by buyucu 1y ago
I never had a malware/scam/fake app problem. Nobody I know has ever had malware/scam/fake app problem. This feels like a manufactured imaginary problem to me.
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- kassner 1y agoFrom a quick search: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/11-million-devices-infected-with-botnet-malware-hosted-in-google-play/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/11-million-devices-... https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/over-300-malicious-apps-on-google-play-store-engaged-in-ad-fraud-and-data-theft-installed-60-million-times/ https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/over-300-maliciou... Not sure which numbers you are expecting, but 90 million downloads combined isn’t insignificant.
- buyucu 1y agoThen why doesn't these things affect real human beings? These "news" articles read like paid advertisements by companies like Zscaler.