> The good news is that the bad apps in question have since been removed from Google’s official Android app store. However, the cybercriminals behind this campaign are also using a separate set of 12 malicious apps on unofficial third-party app stores to spread the Xamalicious malware. These apps need to be sideloaded onto your smartphone though as they are installed via an APK file.
> Xamalicious is a new Android backdoor that was found to be hiding in 14 malicious apps on the Google Play Store by the cybersecurity firm McAfee.