"Google Flags Apps Made by Popular Chinese E-Commerce Giant as Malware"

Google has identified multiple apps developed by a Chinese e-commerce giant as malware, informing users who have installed them and suspending the company's official app. Several Chinese security researchers have recently accused Pinduoduo, a rising e-commerce powerhouse with around 800 million active users, of creating Android apps containing malware designed to monitor users. Google has effectively configured Google Play Protect, its Android security mechanism, to prevent users from installing these malicious apps. Google is also warning those who have already installed the apps, urging them to uninstall them. According to an anonymous security researcher, their analysis also revealed that the apps exploited multiple zero-day flaws to hack users. This article continues to discuss Google flagging several apps made by the Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo.

TechCrunch reports "Google Flags Apps Made by Popular Chinese E-Commerce Giant as Malware"