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Dion Dassanayake & Mya Bollan

Google bans four apps as millions of users warned to 'delete them now'

Google has issued a warning to over a million Android users who were tricked into downloading dangerous apps from Google Play Store.

Four apps were found to have dangerous software included in them, which directed unsuspecting users to phishing websites designed to steal personal data such as addresses and bank details. The issue was discovered by security experts at Malwarebytes, with the four apps being swiftly removed from Google Play Store.

However, over one million people downloaded these apps before they were delisted, with Google now urging users to check and delete them as soon as possible.

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