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Dion Dassanayake & Ketsuda Phoutinane & Lorna Hughes

Android users warned to delete almost 200 Google apps that could steal money

Android owners are being warned over a number of Google Play Store apps posing a security risk to devices.

Hackers have reportedly infected more than 190 Android apps since 2020 with a bug named 'Harly'. If downloaded, users could be stealthily signed up to expensive subscription plans through a strain of invasive software.

The apps people are urged to delete from their phones include voice changers, wallpaper changers and filters.

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