Google has removed over 500 apps that included mobile games for teenagers from its Play Store on account of a spyware threat.
The decision came after US-based cyber-security firm Lookout discovered more than 500 apps that could spread spyware on mobile phones, Fortune reported late on Wednesday.
According to Lookout, the apps used certain software that had the ability to covertly siphon people's personal data on their devices without alerting the app makers. more