Researchers Uncovered 9 Apps On Google Play With Over 5.8 Million That Stole Users Facebook Passwords

Google has given the boot to nine Android apps downloaded more than 5.8 million times from the company’s Play marketplace after researchers said these apps used a sneaky way to steal users’ Facebook login credentials.

According to a post published by security firm Dr. Web. All of the identified apps offered users an option to disable in-app ads by logging into their Facebook accounts.

The majority of the downloads were for an app called PIP Photo, which was accessed more than 5.8 million times. The app with the next greatest reach was Processing Photo, with more than 500,000 downloads. The remaining apps were:

• Rubbish Cleaner: more than 100,000 downloads
• Inwell Fitness: more than 100,000 downloads
• Horoscope Daily: more than 100,000 downloads
• App Lock Keep: more than 50,000 downloads
• Lockit Master: more than 5,000 downloads
• Horoscope Pi: 1,000 downloads
• App Lock Manager: 10 downloads