Google Play Blocked 1.43 Million Malicious Apps in 2022

Google Play store is a very popular app downloader for Android devices because of the heavy presence of people on this store, for reasons alike it has often been targeted by cybercriminals who create malicious apps that are designed to harm users’ devices, steal their sensitive credentials and exploit vulnerabilities. And, because of this, customers of the play store often raise questions about cybersecurity measures however, Google has taken various major steps in the past to combat this problem. 

Under recent security features and app review processes the company successfully blocked 1.43 million fake malicious apps from being published to the Play Store in 2022.
Furthermore, the company disclosed that it has also banned 173,000 malicious accounts and warded off over $2 billion in fraudulent and abusive transactions through developer-facing features like Obfuscated Account ID, Voided Purchases API, and Play Integrity API. 

Google also issued additional security requirements for developers who are looking to join the Play Store ecosystem including developers’ email and phone verification. The addition of identity verification methods contributed to a reduction in accounts used to publish apps that go against its policies, Google pointed out. 

Google also tied up with California-based tech giant software development kit (SDK) providers to launch the Google Play SDK Index to assist develope

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