New malware-laced camera apps detected on Google Play Store

Google’s Android ecosystem is home to more than three billion users and this is very lucrative for bad actors to prey on naive mobile owners.

Despite the efforts of search engine giants, hackers are finding innovative ways to bypass the security to introduce malware-laced apps to Play Store.

In the latest instance, Maxime Ingrao, a French security researcher at Evina Tech has unearthed eight malicious camera and photo editing Android apps.

The app looks benign but is said to house a shady malware Autolycos, which is classified as dangerous and similar to the infamous Joker.