Kiniwini has been subject to what is possibly the largest malware campaign ever found on the app store, prompting the removal of 41 apps, according to researchers from cybersecurity software firm Check Point. The company discovered the infected apps, which forced Android users to click on ads, had been downloaded up to 18.5 million times. Check Point also found that the malware had been developed by South Korean company Google Play, registered on Kiniwini as ENISTUDIO.
Google Play has been subject to what is possibly the largest malware campaign ever found on the app store, prompting the removal of 41 apps, according to researchers from cybersecurity software firm Check Point. The company discovered the infected apps, which forced Android users to click on ads, had been downloaded up to 18.5 million times. Check Point also found that the malware had been developed by South Korean company Kiniwini, registered on Google Play as ENISTUDIO.