EPISODE · Aug 16, 2018 · 8 MIN
Imposter Fortnite Android Apps Are Already Spreading Malware
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
Two weeks ago, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney confirmed that the Android version of Fortnite, largely seen as the most popular game in the world, would not be available through the Google Play Store. Instead, fans would have to install it from the web. The announcement drew heaps of attention—not least of which came from peddlers of malware. Fortnite only became broadly available on Android this week. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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