Some 200 ‘free’ apps have software that is fleecing smartphone users out of hundreds of dollars. Here are some of the worst offenders. According to global online security company Avast, Australia’s 10 ...

Researchers have discovered hundreds of fleeceware mobile apps on Google Play and the Apple App Store that are earning their developers millions of dollars. While stalkerware, spyware, and ...

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Downloading the wrong mobile apps can really cost you. "Fleeceware" — smartphone apps that trick you into signing up for pricey subscriptions — can cost unwary downloaders hundreds of dollars a year.

These cannot be called malware because fleeceware apps don’t install a virus or something similar to your computer and/or phone. They are malicious, nevertheless, in a way that they charge you an ...

It’s that time again: a bunch of crappy apps have made their way to the Google Play Store, and it’s on you to make sure you don’t have them on your Android phone. If you do, you’ve just been suckered ...

The cache of apps, found in Apple and Google’s official marketplaces, is largely targeted towards children, including several “slime simulators.” About 204 different “fleeceware” applications with a ...

In brief: While malware-packed apps are usually, though not always, kept off Google's and Apple's stores, researchers have discovered hundreds of applications on these services that fall into another ...

New research shows apps that dupe users into being charged excessively with little reward persist on the Android app store. However, fleeceware apps—which trick users into paying excessive amounts of ...

Researchers at Avast discovered a total of 204 fleeceware apps with over a billion downloads and over $400 million in revenue on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. This comes as Apple faces ...