FM Sitharaman Says Google Took Down Over 2,500 Loan Lending Apps From Play Store: Report

FM Sitharaman Says Google Took Down Over 2,500 Loan Lending Apps From Play Store: Report

ByNews Polite

Google took down over 2,500 fraudulent loan apps from its Play Store between April 2021 and July 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reportedly claimed in a written reply to a query in the Lok Sabha Monday. The minister also said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had shared ‘whitelist’…

SpyLoan Malware Apps Used to Blackmail, Extort Users Using Personal Data Detected on Play Store

SpyLoan Malware Apps Used to Blackmail, Extort Users Using Personal Data Detected on Play Store

ByNews Polite

Android smartphones are at risk of malicious loan apps that were downloaded several million times from the Google Play store, according to details shared by security researchers. As many as 18 apps identified as ‘SpyLoan‘ malware were spotted on the store over the course of this year. These predatory lending…

Google Acted Against Over 3,500 Loan Apps in India in 2022 for Violating Play Store Policy

Google Acted Against Over 3,500 Loan Apps in India in 2022 for Violating Play Store Policy

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Google took action against over 3,500 loan apps in India in 2022 for violating Play Store policy requirements, the company said on Thursday. Google said that overall it prevented 1.43 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play banning 173,000 bad accounts preventing over $2 billion (nearly Rs. 16,350…

ED Files Charge Sheet Against Razorpay, Fintech Firms in Money Laundering Probe Linked to Chinese Loan Apps

ED Files Charge Sheet Against Razorpay, Fintech Firms in Money Laundering Probe Linked to Chinese Loan Apps

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The Enforcement Directorate Friday said it has filed a charge sheet against payment gateway Razorpay, three fintech companies controlled by Chinese nationals and as many NBFCs and some others in a money laundering probe linked to Chinese loan apps which allegedly cheated numerous people. The federal probe agency said in…