Mobile phone users are being urged to delete 12 Android apps after Google banned them.
Google has removed the apps from its Play Store after finding out they were tricking users into watching endless adverts or trying to steal sensitive data via so-called phishing attacks. The issues, which were discovered by the cyber security team at Dr.Web, affected a number of apps with some so popular they had been downloaded over 5 million times by Android users across the world.
The first pair of apps removed from Google promised users rewards for staying active. The more walking and exercise users did each day the more points they scored towards free prizes. However, when most people tried to cash out they were either blocked from claiming or asked to watch endless adverts with nothing in return.
