It’s not just the app store – Google Play Books is crawling with scams too

[Wireless News]

As we’ve observed countless times, there are both pluses and minuses to the way Google handles allowing apps onto Google Play. On the plus side, it’s insanely easy to get your app added. On the minus side, it’s insanely easy for scammers to get malicious apps onto the store as well. Now Android Police has found that it’s not just the app store that’s a haven for scams — it’s Google Play Books as well. Essentially, Android Police discovered that Play Books is loaded with books that are billed as supposed “guides” for games-that promise cracked Android application packages (APKs) but that actually deliver malware and phishing scams. “After becoming aware of this problem, we spotted almost a dozen-sellers of

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