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Google purged 1.7K malicious 'Joker' apps from the Play Retailer

No, we aren't speaking in regards to the film. Google has got rid of 1,700 cases of a circle of relatives of billing fraud malware dubbed Bread, however often referred to as Joker.
No, we're not talking about the movie. Google has removed 1,700 instances of a family of billing fraud malware dubbed Bread, but also known as Joker.

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Author: Thenextweb

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