Google has seen a rising number of attackers impersonating news outlets and journalists to spread fake news among other reporters.
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McDonalds app users hatin’ it after being hacked by hungry hamburglars
At least two users of the McDonalds mobile app aren’t lovin’ it after thieves hijacked their accounts and ordered hundreds of dollars of food for themselves.
Peeple goes into hiding to retool the app
The people-rating app, Peeple, isn’t dead yet, but it sounds like it’s getting worked over to be “ALL POSITIVITY!!!” after much negative backlash. 
Apple tweaks iOS 9 to stop advertisers getting our app data
Developers and advertisers have been eyeballing the apps we download to target-pitch their own wares. Apple are shuttering the peepshow.
Anonymous sharing app Secret shuts down
Secret was supposed to be different from its anonymous sharing kin, Yik Yak and Whisper. What went so wrong, so fast?
Hollywood gets Piracy app Popcorn Time blocked in the UK
The UK High Court has ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block Popcorn Time, a piracy app that’s as easy to use as Netflix. 
After School app grows up after child safety criticisms
Like many apps, ‘After School’ has decided to grow up and start taking toxic chat and threats of violence seriously. It’s a welcome sign of maturation. 
Android app market pirates busted by FBI
Six Americans charged with large-scale piracy of Android apps. But what about their “customers”? Is there really an increased risk of malware from unlawfully acquired apps?