Jul
24
Google Suspends 'Zombie' Apps Following Forensiq Report
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Numerous apps have been suspended from Google’s Play store following a report about malicious mobile apps that were defrauding advertisers out of nearly a billion dollars a year.
The information was released by ad-fraud firm Forensiq, which detailed how unscrupulous developers had created so-called zombie apps that were available on the Google Play store.
The apps — which run constantly in the background on smart phones — can consume gigabytes of data, severely drain battery life and run more than 16,000 advertisements in a single day without the user’s knowledge.
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