Legit
Google Play apps found to be
covertly mining digital currency

In addition to
Android apps sideloaded from unsecure third parties, which can contain malicious code that can turn devices into slow cryptocurrency miners, antivirus provider
Trend Micro has discovered two legitimate
Google Play apps that have between them over one million downloads. The firm also
found that the
apps can turn Android smartphones and tablets into
digital currency*miners without the users k**wing what’s happening.
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