Cybercriminals use Darknet to sell malicious Google Play apps for up to $20,000
Even though official app stores are vigorously policed, moderator services can’t always catch malicious apps before they’re uploaded. Every year a vast range of malicious apps are deleted on Google Play only after victims have been infected. Cybercriminals gather on the Darknet – a whole underground digital world with its own rules, market prices, and reputational institutions – to buy and sell Google Play malicious apps, and additional functions to upgrade and even advertise their creations.