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Android scam: Firms fined over $500,000 for malicious apps’ hidden subscriptions

Posted on April 9, 2025
Three UK firms have been fined over $500,000 for a scam that involved Android apps signing up to a subscription service, and suppressing notifications informing the victim they were being charged, according to The Guardian.
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