Saturday, 4 November 2017

Fake WhatsApp listing draws over one million downloads from the Google Play Store

A fake WhatsApp listing on the Google Play Store drew over one million installations from Android users before Google removed the app from the store. Google also suspended the developer for violating Google's policies. Luckily for those who did install the app, the only thing it did was push ads for other apps. Reddit users blew the whistle on the app yesterday as Google apparently didn't spot the fake. The spoof used the name "Update WhatsApp," and included the WhatsApp logo to make it appear as though the phony was an official update to the very popular messaging app.

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