---
title: "500+ Android apps found containing program that can download spyware plug-in"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/500-android-apps-found-containing-program-that-can-download-spyware-plug-in/"
date: "2017-08-22T00:53:41+00:00"
section: "Mobile"
tags:
  - "Android"
  - "Cyber Security Report"
  - "Mobile Security"
  - "Spyware"
source: "scmagazine.com"
source_url: "https://www.scmagazine.com/500-android-apps-found-containing-program-that-can-download-spyware-plug-in/article/683248/"
---

# 500+ Android apps found containing program that can download spyware plug-in

August 22, 2017 · Reported by scmagazine.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2017/500-android-apps-found-containing-program-that-can-download-spyware-plug-in.jpg)

> More than 500 mobile apps on Google Play were recently discovered containing an advertising software development kit capable of downloading malicious plug-ins that can spy on Android users’ call histories, researchers from mobile security company Lookout have reported.

[Read the full article at scmagazine.com](https://www.scmagazine.com/500-android-apps-found-containing-program-that-can-download-spyware-plug-in/article/683248/)

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