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Google Removes and Bans Eight Fake Crypto Mining Apps

Matthew De Saro
·1 min read

BeInCrypto –

Google’s app store is eight apps lighter today after a number of misleading crypto apps were ejected from the platform.

A handful of illicit apps were removed and banned from Google’s Play Store after they were determined to be misleading users. According to the security research firm, Trend Micro, more than 120 similar apps are still available on Google’s app store.

In total, eight apps were identified by Google as dangerous. Specifically, users were lured into investing in what they were told to be cloud mining services, according to Business Insider India.

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