Fraudulent Minecraft-Related Apps Deceive Millions of Google Play Users, Avast Warns
10 NOV 2020
Fleeceware applications, posing as Minecraft mods, lure hundreds of dollars per month from their users for simple services such as new wallpapers

November 10, 2020
Fleeceware applications, posing as Minecraft mods, lure hundreds of dollars per month from their users for simple services such as new wallpapers
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