This Google Play Apps Were Caught Stealing Its Users’ Facebook Credentials

[FB-Users:Update Your Passwords] Google intervened to remove nine Android apps downloaded more than 5.8 million times from the company’s Play Store after the apps were caught furtively stealing users’ Facebook login credentials.

The list of apps are as follows :

*PIP Photo (>5,000,000 installs)
*Processing Photo (>500,000 installs)
*Rubbish Cleaner (>100,000 installs)
*Horoscope Daily (>100,000 installs)
*Inwell Fitness (>100,000 installs)
*App Lock Keep (50,000 installs)
*Lockit Master (5,000 installs)
*Horoscope Pi (>1,000 installs)
*App Lock Manager (10 installs)

Google now requires app developers to turn on 2-Step Verification (2SV), provide an address, and verify their contact details as a step towards strengthening account security and ensuring a safe and secure app marketplace.

View the new security measures set by Google: https://bit.ly/3dKnIgz

Source: Hacker News