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Google Play Store has at least 2,040 fake apps, study finds

The Google Play Store has at least 2,040 counterfeit apps, according to two-year cybersecurity study by the University of Sydney and Data61-CSIRO. After studying over one million of Google Play's 2.6 million apps, the researchers found that several fake apps were duplicates of games such as Temple Run, Free Flow, and Hill Climb Racing. Many of them contained malware, while other requested dangerous data access permissions. They could be used by hackers to steal people's personal data installing them could have serious consequences such as financial losses or identity theft, the report said. “In an open app ecosystem like Google Play the barrier to entry is low so it’s relatively easy for fake apps to infiltrate the market, leaving users at risk of being hacked,” said Suranga Seneviratne, a cybersecurity expert and academic at the university's school of computer science. How to avoid being hacked by fake apps The study advised users to perform the following checks before downloading apps to avoid being hacked: Do the homework: Check which platforms and countries a new app has been officially released for, as hackers may target countries or platforms where some popular apps are yet to be released. Be mindful of cross-market counterfeits: Check if an app has been released on both Android and iOS as hackers sometimes release fake versions of popular apps that are only available on one of the platforms. Read the app description: Read the app description  and check the available metadata, such as the developer information, number of downloads, release date and user…

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