Phishing finance apps make way back into Google Play

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Malicious phishing apps have once again made their way into the Google Play Store, this time imitating six online banks and a cryptocurrency exchange.

ESET researchers spotted fake finance apps impersonating banks from New Zealand, Australia, the U.K., Switzerland and Poland, and the Austrian cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda, according to a Sept. 19 blog post.

The malicious apps imitated the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ), ASB Bank, TSB Bank, PostFinance, and Santander Bank Polska SA (formerly Bank Zachodni).

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