MALICIOUS ANDROID APPS ON GOOGLE PLAY DOWNLOADED 42M TIMES

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Researchers from Zscaler report that an estimated 239 malicious apps were downloaded 42 million times from the Google Play Store between June 2024 and May 2025. Zscaler noted a 67% year-over-year growth in malware targeting mobile devices during this period. Zscaler has identified three malware families that had a notable impact on Android users: the Asta banking trojan, the Android Void Android TV backdoor, and the Xnotice RAT.