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Over 20 Malicious Minecraft Android Apps Found on Google Play – PCMag AU
The apps are advertised as Minecraft modpacks, but turned out to be malware.
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Minecraft continues to be extremely popular, especially among the younger generations who use it both to have fun and learn. So it should come as no surprise cybercriminals are taking advantage and using the Minecraft brand to spread malware on mobile devices.
As Graham Cluley reports, security vendor Kaspersky Labs discovered more than 20 Minecraft Android apps on the Google Play store that are malicious. Worriyngly, the installs for these apps range from 500 to over…
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