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   Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)'s status on Saturday, 01-Jun-2024 20:17:59 JST Darnell Clayton :verified:

   Sheesh! I am glad #Google removed these malware apps from the Google Play store! If you have #Android, make sure none of these 90 plus apps are on your phone.

   👉🏾 In case you missed it: Bank info-stealing malware found in 90+ Android apps with 5.5M installs https://mashable.com/article/bank-info-stealing-malware-found-in-90-androids-apps-5-million-installs

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     Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)'s status on Saturday, 01-Jun-2024 21:22:11 JST Darnell Clayton :verified:

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     • Caycedo🎙️

     @caycedo Yes, Google has a “kill switch” which can automatically remove any app downloaded from the Play Store: https://www.wired.com/2010/06/google-flips-remote-kill-switch-on-android-apps/

     I suspect all of those apps were removed (or at least the ones downloaded from the App Store).

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     Caycedo🎙️ (caycedo@oye.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Jun-2024 21:22:13 JST Caycedo🎙️

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     @darnell where could you find the actual list of apps. I tried but couldn’t.

     Apparently google play protect (I don’t know if that is something you have to download separately) can remove those apps automatically from your devices. But I’m not so sure.