https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-trojan-persists-on-the-google-play-store-since-january/

Security researchers tracking the mobile app ecosystem have noticed a recent spike in trojan infiltration on the Google Play Store, with one of the apps having over 500,000 installs and available to download.

Most of these apps belong to a family of trojan malware used in various scams, resulting in financial losses and also loss of sensitive personal information.