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Kimberly Gedeon

60 popular malware-infected apps can stalk you via GPS data — got 'em on your phone?

Giant eyeball looking down on woman with GPS tracker on top of her head

In case you missed it, the McAfee Mobile Research Team (MMRT) revealed last week that it discovered more than 60 legitimate Google Play apps with a new Android malware called "Goldoson." 

MMRT made it clear that this malware was not made by the developers of the infected apps. Instead, it's a malicious third-party library the developers used, but it's unclear whether they knowingly — with ill intent — injected Goldoson into their apps. 

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