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Andy Meek
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These days, there are so many scam alerts, hackers trying to sneak malicious apps onto app store platforms, and legitimate-looking apps that turn out to be anything but, that the app stores have become something of a digital minefield for consumers. Apps that can drain your bank account, steal your login credentials, and bombard you with malicious advertising spam are increasingly prevalent, and hardly a week goes by that we don't have another warning to offer people -- in terms of people needing to be careful not to download anything from a new batch of sketchy apps to their phone.
Researchers from Avast, meanwhile, are out with a new warning about a different kind of app category to steer clear of. They're so-called "fleeceware" apps, and unfortunately, they're helping developers squeeze hundreds of millions of dollars out of unsuspecting Android as well as iOS device owners.
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These Android and iOS apps are robbing people blind originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 28 Mar 2021 at 10:34:51 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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