This nasty new Android malware can easily bypass Google Play security — and it's already been downloaded thousands of times

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Hackers managed to sneak malware droppers into the Google Play Store, infecting more than 100,000 people with banking trojans, security researchers have warned.

Cybersecurity experts from Threat Fabric recently warned of five separate campaigns, all targeting users in Europe - namely the UK, Germany, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic.