"Blacklisted Apps Increase 20%, Attackers Focus on Tax-Branded Key Terms"

In a new study it has been found that in Q2 2019 there has been an increase of 20% in blacklisted apps, however the number of blacklisted apps in the Google Play Store decreased by a dramatic 59%.  The percentage of blacklisted apps relative to the total number of apps known also increased jumping from 1.95% to 2.1%.  2,554,616 apps that were blacklisted were downloaded a nearly 11% increase in app downloads from Q1.  Feral apps proved to be exceptionally dangerous, with a 51% blacklist rate.  The research found 4,162,450 total apps matching tax-branded key terms in app stores around the world, with 30% of them, 1,221,070, blacklisted.

Help Net Security reports: "Blacklisted Apps Increase 20%, Attackers Focus on Tax-Branded Key Terms"