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Google just took down 224 malicious apps with 38 million installs in massive SlopAds fraud campaign — how to stay safe

Bad apps can be hiding in the place you least expect and that’s exactly what happened with 224 malicious apps that were recently removed from the Google Play Store following the discovery of a massive ...
Search Engine Land

Google boosts iOS App campaigns with new formats, AI tools

Google is rolling out a suite of updates to boost iOS app marketing performance, from fresh ad formats to AI-powered bidding and privacy-preserving measurement tools. Details: Why we care. App Store ...
MediaPost

Google Launches First-Party Data Setup, Supports Apple iOS Campaigns

Google has announced measurement updates to help marketers strengthen their first-party data strategies, as well as gain more accurate and secure conversion measurements for iOS campaigns. Complex ...
HotHardware

Google Removes Hundreds Of Android Apps From Play Store To Disrupt Massive AI SlopAds Ad Campaign

The Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team at Human Security have discovered an ad and click fraud campaign dubbed SlopAds. The operation resulted in over 224 apps that have been downloaded 38 ...
Mashable

Google, Apple hosted dozens of deepfake nudify apps, investigation reveals

A new investigation claims that the Apple and Google app stores hosted dozens of so-called "nudify" AI apps, despite such apps violating the companies' rules. The Tech Transparency Project (TTP), a ...
Forbes

Google Play Store App Deletion—You Will See This Warning

Google’s Play Store is changing — in fact, the entire Android app ecosystem is changing. A year from now, the world’s most popular mobile OS will be more like Apple’s iPhone than ever before. But ...