25 This Application Was Removed By Google Because It Could Peek At Facebook Password

Malicious apps that Google removed (doc. ZDNet)

JAKARTA - There are at least 25 malicious applications that Google has removed from the Play Store. This action was carried out because, the application contains malware that can steal the Facebook account of mobile users.

As reported by ZDNet, Thursday, July 2, the French cybersecurity firm Evina found that 25 applications such as pedometers, file managers and image editors have the potential to steal user data. Some of them even have codes that can detect user activity when opening Facebook.

This kind of application mode of stealing data is usually by directing the user to open Facebook. Where the user will be directed to a phishing page and send the information to another server for copying.

List of malicious applications removed by Google (doc. Evina)

If it has been hacked, the owner of the phone will have to reset Facebook password and update security settings, such as enabling two-factor authentication. Evina said, 25 applications that have malicious code or malware of this kind have been reported since the end of last May.

Some of these apps have been on the Play Store for over a year, so they can be downloaded a million times. Google also followed up on these findings by removing 25 malicious applications from the Play Store page.

Apart from removing these malicious apps, Google also disables apps from users' devices. Google also notifies users through its Play Protect service.