These Hugely Popular Android Apps Have Been Committing Ad Fraud Behind Users’ Backs Why isn't Google immediately dropping such apps from the Play store and advising users to uninstall them?” one analyst asked November 26, 2018 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/articl...oid-apps-cheetah-mobile-kika-kochava-ad-fraud
Google warns app developers of three malicious SDKs being used for ad fraud December 7, 2018 https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/07/g...three-malicious-sdks-being-used-for-ad-fraud/
Awakening the beast: BatMobi adware March 29, 2019 https://blog.malwarebytes.com/cybercrime/2019/03/awaking-the-beast-adware-batmobi/
Google pulls popular Chinese Android apps over large-scale ad fraud They include the popular Selfie Camera app April 17, 2019 https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/18/google-pulls-android-apps-ad-fraud/
PreAMo – A Clicker Campaign found on Google Play April 19, 2019 https://research.checkpoint.com/preamo-a-clicker-campaign-found-on-google-play/
Google bans developer with half a billion app downloads from Play Store DO Global apps were involved in an ad fraud scheme April 26, 2019 https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/26/google-bans-app-developer-do-global-play-store-ad-fraud/
Chinese Video App VidMate Stealing Personal Data, Drain Battery, Fake Ad Click to Generate Revenue From 500 Million Android Users May 20, 2019 https://gbhackers.com/vidmate-app/
File storage app 4shared caught serving invisible ads and making purchases without consent July 2, 2019 https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/02/4shared-invisible-ads-fraudulent-purchases-consent/
These Android apps were clicking on ads behind your back August 29, 2019 https://www.cnet.com/news/these-android-apps-were-clicking-on-ads-behind-your-back/ Symantec: New Stealthy Ad Clicking Tactics Found in Popular Apps on Google Play
Malware found in popular barcode apps produces ads that instantly vanish June 8, 2020 https://www.scmagazine.com/home/sec...code-apps-produces-ads-that-instantly-vanish/ Trend Micro: Barcode Reader Apps on Google Play Found Using New Ad Fraud Technique