Android users beware — this huge fraud scam campaign hit millions of victims around the world, make sure you're not next
A significant ad fraud campaign targeting Android users has been uncovered, involving hundreds of malicious apps. The Trapdoor campaign utilized 455 apps to generate millions of fraudulent ad requests daily. Google has since removed these apps from the Play Store after being alerted by security researchers.
- ▪The Trapdoor campaign used 455 Android apps and 183 command-and-control domains.
- ▪At its peak, the campaign generated 659 million fraudulent ad bid requests daily.
- ▪The malicious apps were downloaded over 24 million times before being removed by Google.
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Pro Security Android users beware — this huge fraud scam campaign hit millions of victims around the world, make sure you're not next News By Sead Fadilpašić published 21 May 2026 Researchers found hundreds of malicious apps on the Play Store When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Behöver du en VPN till din Android? (Image credit: Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Trapdoor is an ad fraud campaign using 455 Android apps and 183 C2 domainsThe apps tricked users into fake updates, then secretly launched invisible WebViews to generate 659 million…
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