Google Play, new spyware and North Korea

Watch out for North Korean spyware apps on the Google Play store
Android users should be careful what they download from the Google Play store, as security researchers recently found a selection of apps which contained North Korean spyware hosted there. The five affected apps appeared to be benign system utilities like file managers,
North Korean government hackers snuck spyware on Android app store
A group of hackers with links to the North Korean regime uploaded Android spyware onto the Google Play app store and were able to trick some people into downloading it, according to cybersecurity firm Lookout.
Researchers spotted North Korean spyware on the Google Play Store.
One of the malicious apps masqueraded as a file manager and had more than 10 downloads, according to the cybersecurity firm Lookout. The app contained Android spyware called KoSpy, which Lookout attributes to the North Korean hacking group APT37.
Suspected North Korean Hackers Infiltrate Google Play With 'KoSpy' Spyware
KoSpy masqueraded as utility apps, according to Lookout Mobile Security, which links the activity to a cyber-espionage campaign out of North Korea.
North Korean Hackers Distributed Android Spyware via Google Play
The North Korea-linked APT37 has been observed targeting Android users with spyware distributed via Google Play.
New North Korean Android spyware slips onto Google Play
A new Android spyware named 'KoSpy' is linked to North Korean threat actors who have infiltrated Google Play and third-party app store APKPure through at least five malicious apps.
Suspected North Korea Group Targets Android Devices with Spyware
A North Korea-backed threat group, APT37, disguised KoSpy as utility apps in Google Play to infect Android devices, using the spyware for such activities as gathering sensitive information, tracking locations,
Android apps laced with North Korean spyware found in Google Play
Researchers have discovered multiple Android apps, some that were available in Google Play after passing the company’s security vetting, that surreptitiously uploaded sensitive user information to spies working for the North Korean government.
Google Bans These Apps After Hackers Plant 'KoSpy' Spyware On Play Store
Google has banned apps from Google Play Store in which hackers had planted spyware named KoSpy that collect sensitive data like SMS, call logs, location, photos, record audio and more.
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