200+ Apps Removed from Google Play Store After Reports of Malicious Code

More than 200 apps in the Google Play Store had malicious advertising code that could cause a phone to display ads outside the app, direct users to websites and app store links, and even download new apps, according to the security firm Check Point. Those apps had amassed nearly 150 million downloads before being removed, according to Play Store statistics.

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