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		Fake Samsung firmware update app tricks more than 10 million Android users (zdnet.com)
		9 points by green-eclipse on July 6, 2019 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

green-eclipse on July 6, 2019 [–]

The summary from Techmeme is solid:

A Google Play app called “Updates for Samsung”, with 10M+ installs and no affiliation with Samsung, tricks users into paying $35/year to download firmware updates.

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