Google’s Been Kicking Apps Off the Play Store Left and Right (And Your Phone Might Still Be Infected)
Posted on December 16, 2025 by Jordan Hayes
Google is killing apps in the Play Store all the time, but 2025 has been especially brutal. Hundreds of apps. Millions of downloads. Banking trojans, ad fraud schemes, North Korean hacker spyware. And here’s the kicker: Just because Google pulled them from the store doesn’t mean they’re gone from your phone. Security researchers have been discovering malicious apps […]